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a silver medal for the performer - if not the show
authentic
cake
charming; emotionally impactful; extremely tasty!
family story jewish history creative concept
forgiveness
holocaust
jewish
a must
acceptance
beauty
courageous
deep
enduring love
family history
hate
heartbreaking
passion
powerful
profound
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solo show
touching
tragicomedy
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BRANDEN STOLTZ
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June 10, 2019
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Family story Jewish history creative concept
A wonderful tribute to an amazing grandmother...
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NATALIYA NOZHAROVA
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June 11, 2019
I LOVED every minute of it. Profoundly deep and touching. Would love to see it over an over; it deserves a big stage. A must see for everyone, no matter of age and religion. And you get a piece of the best chocolate cake on Earth at the end! (Seriously.)...
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NESTEROID LAZARETOVICH
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October 31, 2025
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ZELDA WILLSON
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July 23, 2024
"Five Pieces of Paper" is a deeply moving and intricate solo performance that delves into the personal and familial history of Moti Buchboot, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. The show, inspired by the 2017 Charlottesville riots, is a poignant response to rising anti-Semitism and the trauma that lingers through generations.
Moti’s storytelling prowess shines through as he intertwines acting, Yiddish song, puppetry, and on-stage baking to recount his Hungarian grandmother's harrowing journey from a small village in Hungary, through the horrors of the Holocaust, to her eventual resettlement in Israel. This multi-faceted approach makes the narrative not only engaging but also accessible, allowing the audience to connect on various emotio...
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WILL JAMES
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April 21, 2023
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DENISE JOHANSON
certified reviewer
June 26, 2019
In an intimate atmosphere I experienced an Utterly impressive choreography of multiple disciplines engaging me to be fully enveloped, transported, moved, through the entire length of the play depicting enduring love, passion, hate, depravity, forgiveness, acceptance and forever remembering... ...
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SHARI BARRETT
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June 27, 2019
This deeply moving and incredibly personal family story spoke directly to me since I am also a descendant of European European Jews who fled their homes in Poland and Russia and made their way to America to be sure their children and future generations would survive and have a better life. As Moti prepared his Grandmother's cake from ingredients in Mason jars, it reminded me of standing in my own Grandmother's kitchen watching her cook many of the specialties I watched her prepare with nary a measuring spoon or cup in sight. Ultimately, Moti's story honors a dark era now almost forgotten that needs to be remembered since the anti-Semitism which caused it appears to be returning once again. #NeverForget...
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CLAIRE BANCHICH
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June 29, 2019
The show is in many ways about finding meaning and faith in the face of unfathomable atrocity as Moti remembers his maternal grandmother's unqualified love and, at the same time, confronts and copes with a short but horrifying written record she left about the Holocaust and her internment at Auschwitz. The show is multi-media: still photos, historical footage, monologues, puppetry, song, dramatization, and even baking. Moti takes the audience with him as he unsparingly probes the brutality of family separation, mass murder, and survival--and the way the trauma also impacts further generations of a family. I think it would be a misconception to claim that Moti (and the audience, through him) comes to peace with a history that can never really...
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VICTOR GILINSKY
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June 30, 2019
An original and powerful ode to Moti's grandmother, who experienced the horrors of Auschwitz, and later played a loving role in his life. ...
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LISA SWEENEY
certified reviewer
June 12, 2019
A creative tapestry of stories skillfully weaving together personal and world history over past and present. Moti's impressive display of many talents, from singing to baking for the audience while storytelling is a lively and entertaining way to bring his grandma's life of love, resilience, and playfulness to light as an inspiring gift to us all.
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