“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.

A theater directed by Asha Mehrabi
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.
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