The Feldman Dynamic: Home for the Hanukkahs Conceived, Produced and Directed by Brian Feldman Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival Another episode of The Feldman Dynamic went off without a fight. It appears the family has been encamped on the long shallow stage of the Goldman Theater for the past week, with little but unread mail, unwrapped gifts and a water cooler easing their ordeal. Like any other random episode of TFD, this first night of "Home for the Hanukkahs" wasn't so much about story resolution, but about family and their trivialities of daily life. Mom's been fighting a horrid disease, daughter Adrienne offers insider reviews of Shakespeare Fest's "Every Christmas Story Ever Told," and Dad offers food and fractured Hebrew prayers for the good old Blue and White. Presiding over the event is the creative element of the family, Brian. He's added a new layer of guilt to the Jewish experience, mixing Veganism to Judaism. Oy, have I got Food Guilt! While there's no story arc other than the Feldman family arose to a new day this morning, there is an antagonist - a long haired dachshund. He spent the entire show whining like a good Jewish American Princess, but rather than searching for a reservation in Miami, I think he just wanted to sniff the audience. He was cute in a yarmulke and talis, but while several people called him a kosher dog, my seatmate pointed out that kosher status really depends on how he gets killed. Like gefilte fish, The Feldman Dynamic is a bit of an acquired taste. It's a reasonably funny and entertaining show, and you get a nice gift bag as you leave. You may avoid the ghost of Christmases Past in your regular life, but here the ghost of Take Out Chinese is never far from the Jewish zeitgeist. They didn't have jelly donuts tonight, but the carrot cake was pretty good. Too bad Kwanzabot couldn't drop by. For more information on The Feldman Dynamic, please visit www.FeldmanDynamic.com Al Pergande Ink 19 December 17, 2006 Back