Songs of the Plagues of Egypt, after Nathan Alterman

Take a break from the World Cup and join us at the Hasbon Cultural Center for a shot of Alterman straight to the vein. An unusual theatrical adaptation of Nathan Alterman's "Songs of the Plagues of Egypt," telling the story of a father and son trying to survive the ten plagues in ancient Egypt — a journey through blood, darkness, fire, and the death of the firstborn. It's one of Alterman's lesser-known books, yet also one of the most complex and moving works in his body of work — a poem full of compassion, poetry, music, and powerful stage imagery, coming together in a one-of-a-kind celebration of theater and verse. Songs of the Plagues of Egypt is site-responsive — it's staged in a different space each time, and changes according to where it takes place. Pay what you can: choose the ticket price that fits your means.

A theatrical wonder, rooted in the growing realization that three young actors and one passionate director may have pulled off an upgraded, improved Alterman. Yehoshva Samet-Shenberg