
THE WANDERERS
by Anna Ziegler

Jennifer Decker
February 8-23, 2025
In collaboration with the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center
PLOT SUMMARY: TWO MARRIAGES HAVE SEEMINGLY LITTLE IN COMMON: ESTHER AND SCHMULI ARE ORTHODOX JEWS NAVIGATING STRICTLY DEFINED RULES AND ROLES, WHILE SOPHIE AND ABE ARE SECULAR AND FREE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES. BUT BOTH COUPLES ARE GROWING APART AS THEY STRIVE TO BALANCE THEIR INDIVIDUAL IDENTITIES WITH THE FAMILIES THEY’VE CREATED. AS ESTHER TESTS THE BOUNDARIES OF HER PERSONAL FREEDOM, ABE FALLS INTO A CORRESPONDENCE WITH A MOVIE STAR THAT WILL SHAKE THE FOUNDATIONS OF HIS MARRIAGE AND CAREER. THIS FUNNY, MOVING AND THOUGHTFUL PLAY ASKS IF FOLLOWING ONE’S TRUTH IS WORTH IT, NO MATTER THE COST. (FROM HTTPS://ANNABZIEGLER.NET/).
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PRESS LINKS
THE HOUSTON PRESS REVIEW:
BROADWAY WORLD REVIEW: https://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/article/Interview-Jennifer-Decker-of-THE-WANDERERS-at-Mildreds-Umbrella-20250204
THE HOUSTON PRESS PREVIEW: https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/preview-the-wanderers-a-co-production-between-mildreds-umbrella-and-the-evelyn-rubenstein-jcc-19777466