Felice Friedson opens with the kind of scene that belongs onstage: Tovah Feldshuh, the actor who can land a punchline and a moral argument in the same breath, tracing a life where craft, Jewish identity, and public responsibility refuse to stay in separate boxes. She trained relentlessly: music, languages, Hebrew school, and later the unglamorous repertory grind that turned “holding spears” into a professional ethic. It also shows up in the identity piece. Read the full interview for the arc, the full humor, and the full weight—Felice Friedson lets Feldshuh’s voice carry all three. It’s a reminder that the past doesn’t stay backstage; it walks on with you.