Zalmen, or, The Madness of God 49 years old

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

Credits

Zalmen, or, The Madness of God Cast

Name Character
Robert Prosky He was 44, 77 years old when he died as The Chairman
Dianne Wiest She was 26, now 76 years old as Nina
Joseph Wiseman He was 56, 91 years old when he died as Rabbi
Gary Bayer He was 30, now 80 years old as Alexei
Mark Hammer as The Doctor
Michael Gorrin as Avrom
John Jellison as The Cantor
Richard Bauer He was 32, 56 years old when he died as Zalmen
Leib Lensky He was 71, 87 years old when he died as Shmuel

Zalmen, or, The Madness of God Crew

Name Department
Alan Schneider as Director. He was 57 (66) years old when He died Directing
Peter Levin as Director. He was 74 (now 123) years old Directing
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Zalmen, or, The Madness of God (49 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 13, 1975
  • Runtime: 120 minutes