Identity, Heritage, Culture, and Allyship
ShPIeL is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts and culture organization registered in Kentucky, and our mission is to develop, incubate, produce and promote Jewish, multicultural, and intersectional theatre out of identity, heritage, and authenticity. Through this ShPIeL promotes social justice, dialogue, knowledge, and responsibility in order to challenge antisemitism, racisms, and xenophobias of all kinds. Through promoting the power of Jewish and diverse identities and their stories, we truly believe that more understanding and inclusiveness can be achieved, that creates understanding, joy, allyships and tikkun olam (Heb.) - repair of the world.
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Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Live Performance: Question 27, Question 28: Staging Loyalty, Identity, and Resistance
May 4, 2025 | 2:30pm CDT
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Live Performance: Question 27, Question 28: Staging Loyalty, Identity, and Resistance
May 4, 2025 | 2:30pm CDT 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 In partnership with renowned theater producer and director David Y. Chack, Illinois Holocaust Museum presents a live performance of Question 27, Question 28, a compelling play by Chay Yew. Staged, in an abridged version, in conjunction with the exhibition Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy, this powerful production draws from real interviews and oral histories to explore the impact of Executive Order 9066 and the government-issued “loyalty questionnaire” that deeply affected Japanese American citizens imprisoned during World War II. Told through the voices of women, the play weaves…
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