This is very much the story of one family and its experience of coming to America in search of a better life.
.” Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, this epic drama spans more than 160 years, beginning with the immigration of three Jewish brothers from Bavaria in the 1840s and following the meteoric rise and catastrophic collapse of the firm they founded, Lehman Brothers, in 2008. Along the way, it has a lot to say about capitalism, the immigrant experience and the American Dream.
“I also think at the heart of the show is this fundamental question about the cost of capitalism,” added Jethmalani, “and what is it that you’re letting go in terms of your own personal identity to achieve that goal.
Some critics have accused the play’s script and Mendes’ staging of glossing over the Lehman Brothers’ past ties to the slave trade, which the company publicly disclosed in 2003. TimeLine’s team feels a particular responsibility to grapple with this legacy — not only the history of slavery in antebellum Alabama, where the Lehmans first set up shop, but also its lasting impact on capitalism in the United States.
Fain addressed another criticism that was leveled at the British production — the idea that the play reinforces antisemitic tropes. This is a flawed interpretation, he said: “There’s something I find problematic about not acknowledging that this play is only about this one family.”Mayer , Henry , and Emanuel Lehman in"The Lehman Trilogy" in a TimeLine Theatre Company production at the Broadway Playhouse.
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