The Jew In The Ashram"

When a young woman travels from New York City to an ashram in India to overcome her struggles with mental health, a cheerful gurus lessons provoke reflections on prayer, Jewish summer camp, and the role of Judaism in the lives of her late father and his biological mother, a Holocaust survivor he never met. At select moments, the audience is invited to move, chant, and reflect on their own spiritual journeys and identitiesthe ones we inherit and the ones we make for ourselves. A funny, poignant, lightly interactive solo show about spiritual healing and identity. Written and performed by Amanda Erin Miller. Directed by Rachel Evans.

Devastating, hilarious, comfortably interactive and piercingly real. -Sarah Sokolic, Executive Director, Lab/Shul

Amanda Miller is a gem of a storyteller. Fringe Review

Amanda Erin Miller (Writer, Performer) is an NYC-based writer, actor and Jewish educator. She has performed The Jew in the Ashram in a variety of settings including Temple Beth Shalom of Hastings, NY; The Kings Bay Y in Brooklyn, NY; Brandeis Collegiate Institute in Simi Valley, CA; Minnesota and Charm City Fringe Festivals, yoga studios and more. In 2013, her memoir "was published on Lucid River Press. Since 2010, Amanda has been combining theater arts, yoga and Jewish education in her work with synagogues and camps including Lab/Shul, Kolot Chayeinu, Temple Emanu-El, Union Temple and Sprout Brooklyn. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and a BFA in Acting from NYU.

Rachel Evans (Director) is a theatre maker, drama teacher and Jewish educator. She has acted Off Broadway and regionally with various theatre companies, including Irondale Theatre and Mirror Repertory Company. Her one-woman show, Jew Wish, debuted in the NY Fringe Festival and subsequently was performed at Eldridge Street Synagogue. She has taught and performed at Kolot Chayeinu, Lab/Shul, PJ Library and JCC Harlem. She has collaborated with Amanda Miller on sketch comedy, Purim spiels, and theater for social change, and is excited to be tackling this exciting and important show. She holds an MA in Applied Theatre from CUNY and a BA in English and Theatre from Tufts.

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