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New Play Goes Inside the Mind of Peeping Tom Rabbi Barry Freundel

Why did he do it? One playwright believes it’s an extreme case of something we all do: lying to ourselves.  By Sophie Aroesty  Tablet Magazine Read More


A new play tells the story of mikvah-peeping rabbi Barry Freundel

A New Play Explores What Led a Disgraced D.C. Rabbi to Voyeurism

The Capital Fringe Festival is hosting the premiere of a play about Barry Freundel, former rabbi of Georgetown’s Kesher Israel synagogue.

CHRIS KLIMEK  Washington City Paper JUL 6, 2017 6 AM  Read Article

New Play Goes Inside the Mind of Peeping Tom Rabbi Barry Freundel

Why did he do it? One playwright believes it’s an extreme case of something we all do: lying to ourselves.  By Sophie Aroesty  in Tablet Magazine  Read Article


7 Standout Performances To See at This Year’s Capital Fringe Festival

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There’s a New Play About Washington’s Peeping-Tom Rabbi

“Constructive Fictions” is a part of this year’s Capital Fringe Festival.

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Georgetown’s peeping rabbi is now the subject of a play


MIKVE-PEEPING RABBI PLAY TAKES THE STAGE AT CAPITAL FRINGE FILM FESTIVAL

The play, while based on the controversial case, is “a work of fiction.”  Amy Spiro, The Jerusalem Post JULY 10, 2017 14:56 Read Article

Play about Peeping Tom rabbi dismays real-life victims

‘Constructive Fictions’ by AJ Campbell imagines DC’s Barry Freundel, who filmed women undressing, in prison

 July 11, 2017, 10:44 am Times of Israel  Read Article

Barry Freundel’s Victims Slam New Play About Mikveh-Peeping Rabbi

Judy Maltz (Haaretz) July 16, 2017 and Forward Read article

‘Constructive Fictions’ Takes on Freundel Scandal