Eric George Tauber

“And it shall be to you as a fringe that you may look upon it.” (Num.15:30 Koren) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Okay, so the Fringe Festival is not quite the same thing as the Biblical reference. But if you’re a true lover of the performing arts, it can be nice to get away

  “We are the stuff dreams are made of.” SAN DIEGO — The Tempest was Will’s farewell to the stage. Prospero’s wizardry is the magic of theatre and this play is consummately theatrical with tempest tossing seas, fantastic spirits, hideous monsters, star-crossed lovers, improbable twists, intrigue and a thirst for revenge. But what if you reimagine

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I recently sat down with Jacob Surovsky, a delightfully talented and innovative young man whom I know from the Guild of Puppetry. Jacob is bringing his fifth show to the San Diego Fringe Festival, Apron Goldswift’s Alien Cabaret. Jacob grew up locally. His family attends Temple Beth El

“The old homeland is soon abandoned, but a new one is not found so soon.” By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In the early days of moving pictures, reels of film came with sheet music. Keystone Cops raced around the screen to live accompaniment on a tinny, upright pianos. Today, we try to recapture some

By Eric George Tauber “The parent who teaches his child, it is as if he had taught his child, his child’s child and so on to the end of generations.” (Talmud Kiddushin 36) CARLSBAD, California — Since 1969, Sesame Street has been teaching lessons in literacy and numeracy as well as kindness and acceptance through puppetry.