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Mark Binder... author • storyteller •nice guy•

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While much of his work is heartwarming, humorous, and kind, there are times when he skates close to the thin ice of chaos. A restless and relentless creator, Mark is constantly pushing boundaries. 

Mark Binder is the Audie Audiobook Award nominated playwright and author of more than two dozen astonishing books and audio books. As a performer, he's nourished and delighted audiences around the world.  

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Meet Izzy

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I'm Izzy Abrahmson, Mark Binder's alter ego. As you may know, Mark's written books and stories about a small village for many years. We recently realized that the computers hated this fact. Yes, it's true. Computers don't like things…

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Rebooting my newsletter…

Changing the way I communicate…

Over the years I've experimented with many newsletters. I began with Grinning Into The Millennium, which ran from 1998 to 2001. The past few years I've been doing mostly "fan/customer" emails. Now it's time…

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THE RACE - extended run

We got so many great reviews on the show that it was extended through February 7.

If you haven't had a chance to see it, check it https://thewilburygroup.org/the-race.html

Opening Night Jitters (THE RACE tour diary)

As my first produced play in 3 decades (yowza) this isn't exactly the way I pictured it. No backstage jitters and nervous laughter with the cast. No peeking in at the audience in their seats. No celebratory drinks after the…

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Tour Dates and Og and Marsha vs. The Demons - a winter story for young and old

You've met Og and Marsha, haven't you?

Well, this story is both prehistoric and contemporary.

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TOUR DATES

  • Chinatown for Chanukah on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/6dBEN4ehfqxkfGz5r9XCXD
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Abraham and Adam Schlemiel are troublemakers. They live in The Village, an remote Jewish settlement in the middle of the Black Forest, and are known as “the twins”, identical pranksters who change places at whim. Growing into adulthood, The Brothers Schlemiel struggle with issues of identity and right and wrong, all the while creating elaborate pranks and foiling thieves. Abraham, though older, is more thoughtful, while Adam remains impulsive. 

When Abraham falls in love with a Gypsy princess and is forced to flee the village, Adam is betrothed to a girl who believes that he’s Abraham. 

The Brothers Schlemiel blends magical realism, adventure and the   picaresque, with a wealth of lovable supporting characters. 

Originally serialized over two years in the Houston Jewish Voice, The Brothers Schlemiel was the first novel to be distributed via email. Once you begin reading, you won’t want it to end.

"Wired Words/Electric Prose" – Providence Phoenix 
"Dickens For The 21st Century" – oso.com 

"Schlemiels in cyberspace… old-fashioned storytelling in a newfangled way" –The Providence Journal 

"Laughing out loud humor… very poignant and sweet"  – Jewish Herald Voice, Houston, TX 
"The mix-ups are many and the potential for laughter abundant."  – Jewish Book World

"In the spirit of Sholem Aleichem… These stories of identical twins, confused from birth, will charm with their simplicity and sincerity." – AudioFile

 

 

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