# Motl Didner

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The Book of Schmutz: Ep. 183

Tradition, tradition! We sit down with legendary actress Jackie Hoffman, who plays Yenta in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish, and Motl Didner, the Folksbiene's associate artistic director. Hoffman tells us about learning her lines in Yiddish a…

S1E03 The Making of The Sorceress (Feat. Zalmen Mlotek, Motl Didner, and Mikhl Yashinsky)

In today’s episode, we interview Zalmen Mlotek, Motl Didner, and Mikhl Yashinsky, three artists who played major roles in bringing The Sorceress from page to stage through NYTF’s Global Restoration Initiative: identifying and presenting essential operettas, musicals and plays of the Yiddish Theater…

Matthew "Motl" Didner: Associate Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folkbiene

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene The Workers Circle Yiddish Theater Walk of Fame Folksbiene Live! NYTF Radio Fiddler on the Roof  

Episode 0296: Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival

Motl Didner, associate art director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), and NYTF literary manager Sabina Brukner talk with The Shmooze about their upcoming Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival, which gives women playwrights center stage at the NYTF. The festival kicks off with Chava Ro…

Valentine's Day Conversation with Daniella Rabbani and Motl Didner

On today’s episode, NYTF Associate Artistic Director, Motl Didner sits down for an in depth conversation with actress Daniella Rabbani, a familiar face in the Folksbiene family.  In the episode, we learn about about Daniella’s Jewish upbringing, her time studying theater at NYU, plus we hear all ab…

An Act of Theatre

In this episode, host Ben Hartley introduces you to the people who make theatre great. You’ll hear from recent National Arts Club lecturer Motl Didner, Associate Creative Director of the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, about the importance of dramatizing the jewish experience. Later, you’ll he…

A Conversation with Jenny Romaine, Director of Ale Fentster tzu Der Zun (All Windows Face the Sun)

In this new episode of NYTF Radio, Folksbiene associate artistic director (and Ale Fentster cast member) Motl Didner sits down with director and designer Jenny Romaine to discuss her vision for the virtual production.  All Windows Face the Sun is the story of Binyumen, an optimistic builder’s appre…

Motl Didner, Berish Goldstein

Interview with Motl Didner, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Director of The Sorceress (די כּישוף־מאַכערין), and Associate Director and Dialect Coach for the smash-hit production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (פֿידלער אויפֿן דאַך). As Yiddish coach for Fiddler, …