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Page 22 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 14, 1986 Arts & Entertainment CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH cordially invites you and your guests to attend an ART EXHIBITION & AUCTION to be held at Congregation B’nai Torah 700 Mt. Vernon Hwy. Saturday, November 22, 1986 Exhibition: 8:00 p.m. Auction: 9:00 p.m. Donation: $ 3.50 per person Wine & Cheese will be served A piece of fine art given as Door Prize Checks for art purchased are made payable to: CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH Story of Nazi Holocaust gently retold in ‘Annulla’ OIL PAINTINGS • ENAMELS WATERC0L0RS • WOODCUTS LITHOGRAPHS • SCULPTURES ART AUCTION lAt Avuu 'TkfvittUd AGAM • BARRETT • BOULANGER CAL0ER • COLE • CHAGALL • 0ELACR0IX • DAL! • ERTE • HIBEL KRAJANSKY • LALAN0E • MIR0 • NESBITT • NEIMAN • N0YER PICASSO • PAPART • R0THE • SIMBARI • VASARELY tU mtMf oOvu KEHILLAT CHAIM SISTERHOOD at Tower Place Hotel 3340 Peachtree Road N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30026 Sunday, November 23, 1986 Preview: 7:00 p.m. Auction: 7:45 p.m. Cash Bar and Hors d'oeuvres will be served Meet with guest artist John Anthony Waterer Make checks payable to Sisterhood of Kehillat Chaim 141 West Wieuca Rd. Suite 202A Atlanta, Georgia 30342 by Fay Bright Emily Mann’s “Annulla, An Autobiography” at Alliance Stu dio Theatre is a production not to be missed. Annulla Allen, a 74-year-old Jewish emigrant from Poland, gently escorts the audi ence through one of the most horrific periods of human history. “I’m so glad you came to tea, today” begins the fast-paced evening of opinions, remembrance. Based on interviews with Ms. Allen in the summer of 1974, playwright Mann presents a por trait, frequently in Allen’s words, of a brilliant, courageous and slightly off-center character, who: • Explains why she married in 1920 rather than complete her thesis—she was “bedazzled” by sex. • Shares her agony, her loss of identity during the 13 months she posed as an Aryan—it was the price she paid to get her husband out of Dachau. • Recounts the four years she was separated from her son— She smuggled him into the safety of Sweden. • Describes Krystallnacht in Vienna, Nov. 10, 1938. • Chides Brecht for portraying Hitler as a gangster—Nixon wouid have been the better choice. • Espouses, in her six-hour play “The Matriarchs", that a world run by women would be free of barbarism and evil—“No woman who has ever loved a child could become a Hitler or a Stalin.” Interwoven through the eve ning is a voice-over commentary that tells of Emily Mann's search i - - t!L ‘i • (£/ V.Xy for her Eastern European roots; she lost great-great-grandparents, aunts and uncles in the Holo caust. She also responds to An- nulla’s more off-the-wall ideas. This narrative gives the play a second, more contemporary voice but breaks the connection be tween the hostess and her guests, so lovingly established by Jac queline Bertrand as Annulla. Bertrand, in half light, remains She (reed her husband from Dachau, saued her son’s life, speaks 7 languages and makes great chicHen soup. Spend an evening with hen Her name is Annulla. Join her in her North London kitchen for an evening of history, humor and humanity. At the Alliance Studio, through November 22. For tickets and information call 892-2414. Performance times: Tuesday through Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 8:30. November 8 & 15 matinees at 4 p.m. November 9 & 16 shows at 2:30 and 7:30. Ticket prices are $11-17. Order now. motionless during the narration. It was at Timothy Near’s (who directs the production with crisp ness and sensitivity) suggestion that the second voice be added. She is the voice of Emily Mann’s narrative. To spend an evening in the environment created by set and costume designer Jeffrey Struck- man is worth the price of admis sion. It is filled with a lifetime collection of memorabilia and the necessities of daily life, such as a working stove and sink. He has created cozy acting areas in the audience, and, on the main stage, has constructed the clut tered kitchen of the Hampstead Heath flat. Jacqueline Bertrand dominates the setting and charms the audi ence. She is riveting in her down- to-earth portrayal of this extraor dinary woman who reminds us that we must never forget. “Annulla, An Autobiography” continues at the Alliance Studio Theatre through Nov. 22. For tickets and information, call 892-2414. Sponsored by: tu uy. ^ rvt noYfhorn Telecom _THE_ ALLIANCE STUDIO Anmfla. An Autobiography. by Emily Maim. November 5-22. People Power helps prevent birth defects Support [ March of Dimes Illustration by Trevor Irvin; Phelps and Jones Inc.