abstract:Zeldin is an eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the combination of the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning either ‘fortunate’, ‘blessed’, or 'happiness'.) + the eastern Slavic possessive suffix -in.
But his decision now to engage yet another director 24-year-old Alexander Zeldin suggests that he is aware of a dramaturgic vacuum at the centre of this production.