Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
Overview
The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.
Cast
Lazer Weiss
Lazer / Romeo
Melissa Weisz
Juliet / Faggie
Mendy Zafir
Mendy / Benvolio
Yoeli Weiss
Mo / Mercutio
Josef Yossi Friedman
Tybalt / Ty
Eve Annenberg
Ava / Nurse
Isaac Schoenfeld
Isaac / Rabbi
Yelena Shmulenson
Lady Cauplet
