My Name Is Asher Lev
Linwood native returns to Jersey in starring role
by Gary Wien
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“As an actor, I understand that
feeling of being possessed by a
passion that some people can’t
understand, but you know you
can’t live without it and that you
will make it work at all cost,” said
Miles G. Jackson. The Linwood,
New Jersey native stars in the
title role in My Name Is Asher
Lev at George Street Playhouse.
This award-winning play by
Aaron Posner, based on the
best-selling novel by Chaim Potok, tells the story of Asher Lev, a
young Jew growing up in postwar Brooklyn whose artistic talNJ Stage 2016 - ISSUE 4
ent is apparent from an early
age. He can’t imagine himself
doing anything else and must
create art at any cost, regardless
of the will of his family, his community, and tradition.
The role of Asher Lev appealed
to Jackson on a personal level
as well. “As a Jew who is the result of a mixed marriage, I grew
up with a sense of pride of being Jewish,” he explained. “But I
don’t know a