Mikhl Yashinsky
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in Detroit. Actor, director, and playwright. Has performed off-Broadway and directed operas at large regional houses. Also a scholar and teacher of Yiddish language, culture, and theatre. Possesses a bachelor's degree in European History and Literature from Harvard University.
Off-Broadway credits: Mordkhe the Innkeeper and Nokhem the Beggar in "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish (dir. Joel Grey - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 2018; Stage 42, 2019), Bobe Yakhne (The Sorceress) in "The Sorceress" (dir. Motl Didner - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 2017-2018). Regional credits: Guildenstern in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" (dir. Calvin Atkinson - Hampshire Shakespeare Company, Amherst, MA). As stage director: "Brundibár" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Opera House, 2014), "The Happy Prince" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Opera House, 2013); "Tosca" (Lowell House Opera, Cambridge, MA, 2010). As playwright: "Picture Imperfect" (Candlelight Theatre, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Indianapolis, 2016), "Lilies Among Thorns" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit, Detroit Opera House, 2014), "Games We Played" (Candlelight Theatre, 2014).
Off-Broadway credits: Mordkhe the Innkeeper and Nokhem the Beggar in "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish (dir. Joel Grey - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 2018; Stage 42, 2019), Bobe Yakhne (The Sorceress) in "The Sorceress" (dir. Motl Didner - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 2017-2018). Regional credits: Guildenstern in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" (dir. Calvin Atkinson - Hampshire Shakespeare Company, Amherst, MA). As stage director: "Brundibár" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Opera House, 2014), "The Happy Prince" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Opera House, 2013); "Tosca" (Lowell House Opera, Cambridge, MA, 2010). As playwright: "Picture Imperfect" (Candlelight Theatre, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Indianapolis, 2016), "Lilies Among Thorns" (Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit, Detroit Opera House, 2014), "Games We Played" (Candlelight Theatre, 2014).