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Announcing Theater J’s 2015-2016 Season. A lineup of seven diverse plays ranging from personal, intimate explorations to sweeping, cross-cultural journeys. The season will explore the effects of war and violence on those who experience it close-up; the intersection of African-American and Jewish culture; the timeless questions with which generations of women grapple; the way illness and loss affects families; and much more.
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We’re excited to share
our 2015-2016 season with
you—a lineup that takes us
ever deeper into the themes and
conversations we’ll be exploring on—and
beyond—our stage. We’re committed to
tackling challenging topics that inspire
deep discussion, to gender parity within
our artistic community, to supporting
playwrights in the development of their
work and to expanding the notion of what
a Jewish theater can be. We hope you will
join us.
We open with an all-star lineup of Caleen
Sinnette Jennings, Eleanor Holdridge and Dawn
Ursula in Queens Girl in the World. This is a
world premiere that was developed as part of
The Locally Grown Festival and it chronicles
the coming-of-age experience of an African-
American teenager in Queens, NY—in the midst
of the Civil Rights Movement.
Stephen Karam’s quirky comedy-drama Sons of
The Prophet about a tragedy-stricken Lebanese-
American family in small town Pennsylvania
explores issues of ethnic, sexual and familial
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identity with refreshing wit and pathos that
resonates across many communities.
Wendy Wasserstein humorously grapples with
shifting gender roles and mid-life decisions
through the lives of three very different sisters
in The Sisters Rosensweig. On the 10th
Anniversary of her death we’re honored to bring
this classic American playwright to our stage for
the first time for a full-length production.
Continuing Theater J’s imperative to produce
work that reflects an authentic Israeli experience,
we will bring acclaimed Israeli author David
Grossman’s book, Falling Out of Time, to our
stage in a new adaptation created by director
Derek Goldman. This lyric piece about enduring
loss distills the experience of accepting death,
specifically the death of a child, in a way that is
moving and timely in Israeli society and
across cultures.
What impact can a single photograph have
on global and personal events? Dan O’Brien
eloquently sets out to answer this question
with The Body of an American, which recounts
his personal relationship with Pulitzer Prize-
winning photojournalist Paul Watson and
the unforgettable, ultimately world-
changing photo of a dead American
soldier he took in Somalia.
We end the season at summer camp with
Anna Zeigler’s Another Way Home. When
a runaway son forces a family to confront
their own relationships with each other they
have to face the fact that while they love
each other, they don’t always like each other.
We’re proud to work with Anna on the second
production of this relatable, moving new play.
Beyond our main productions, we’ll have a lot
more panel discussions, talk-backs, readings,
workshops of new plays by local playwrights
during our Locally Grown Festival, and a
special week-long run of the musical revue
Stars of David: Story to Song. We hope you’ll
be part of the conversation all season long, as
we move from Queens to rural Pennsylvania
to London, Israel, Afghanistan, The Canadian
Arctic and Maine.
Rebecca Ende Shirley Serotsky
Managing Director Acting Artistic Director
It’s summer 1962 in Queens, New York. The sounds of doo-wop music
fill the night and 12-year-old Jacqueline Marie Butler is on the verge
of adulthood. When Jacqueline’s parents abruptly transfer her to a
progressive, predominantly Jewish school in Greenwich Village, she is
thrust out of her comfort zone and, as one of only four black students, into
a new city and a whole new world.
Part of the 2015 Women’s Voices Theater Festival and the Locally Grown Community Supported Art Initiative.
Queens Girl in the Worldby Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Directed by Eleanor Holdridge
Starring Dawn Ursula
September 16 – October 11, 2015
S M T W T F S
16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
Sept & Oct
After Joseph’s father dies in the wake of a freak accident involving
a plastic deer decoy, he’s pretty sure lightning won’t strike twice.
But it does, as Joseph’s health, sanity and family are called into
question. Add in fending off his off-kilter boss, and Joseph’s to-do
list is looking pretty long. But he’ll get to everything – just as soon
as he can get someone from his insurance company on the phone.
A 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist dark comedy that laughs in the face of
human suffering.
“Explosively funny.” –The New York Times
Sons of the Prophetby Stephen Karam
Directed by Gregg Henry
Featuring Brigid Cleary, Chris Dinolfo, Michael Willis
November 18 – December 20, 2015
S M T W T F S
18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20
Nov & Dec
A funny and captivating musical revue celebrating the lives of your favorite
Jewish public figures. This adaptation of Abigail Pogrebin’s best-selling
book is a celebration of Jewish identity drawn from interviews with famous
American Jews – from Gwyneth Paltrow to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and
everyone in between, including Gloria Steinem, Joan Rivers, Aaron Sorkin,
Leonard Nimoy, Fran Drescher and more. With original music by an all-star
lineup of composers and lyricists including Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line),
Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Duncan
Sheik and Steven Sater (Spring Awakening), and Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).
“Entertaining, witty and poignant.” - The Miami Herald
Stars of David: Story to Songbased on the book by Abigail Pogrebin
Conceived by Aaron Harnick and Abigail Pogrebin
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
Featuring Joshua Dick, Sherri L. Edelen, Emily Levey and Aaron Serotsky
December 22 – 27, 2015
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Dec
The Rosensweig sisters are different as can be – a no-nonsense international
banker, a kvelling mother of four and a bohemian world-traveling journalist.
When the three hilariously reunite at Sara’s London home for her 54th
birthday celebration, a barrage of suitors and unexpected revelations make
for one interesting weekend. A heartfelt comedy about women grappling
with their life choices. The show will be accompanied by a Wasserstein
retrospective featuring readings of two of her plays, Uncommon Women and
Others and Third.
“A funny and deeply felt look at finding one’s identity.” – The Boston Globe
The Annual Arthur Tracy “The Street Singer” Endowment Production: Honoring the memory and musical legacy of Arthur Tracy – the renowned radio, stage and screen singer and entertainer whose talents delighted millions around the world – the arts programs supported by this fund continue Tracy’s ability to entertain for years to come.
The Sisters Rosensweigby Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Kasi Campbell
January 13 – February 21, 2016
Featuring Susan Lynskey, Michael Russotto and Kimberly Schraf
S M T W T F S
13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21
Jan & Feb
The Walking Man leaves on an expedition to find his lost son in that
shadowy and mysterious place where the living and the dead may meet
again. As he paces in ever-widening circles, townsfolk fall into step with him
and share their grief over their own departed loved ones. A new adaptation
of acclaimed Israeli author David Grossman’s book about enduring loss.
This incandescent fable of parental grief powerfully distills the experience
of accepting death in a way that is moving, beautiful and timely in Israeli
society, and across cultures.
“A richly emotional, mystical and philosophical tapestry… [in the] tradition of
art that pushes back against catastrophe.” - The Jewish Daily Forward
*Fisher Family Foundation Visiting Artist
Falling Out of Timebased on the novel by David Grossman
Based on the novel by David Grossman*
Book Translation by Jessica Cohen, Adapted and directed by Derek Goldman
Featuring Nanna Ingvarsson and Michael Russotto
March 17 - April 17, 2016
S M T W T F S
17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17
Mar & Apr
War reporter Paul Watson has been haunted since the day he snapped
his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a dead American soldier being
dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. Playwright Dan O’Brien has
also felt haunted by his own past for years. The two form a friendship and
begin a journey that spans from Rwanda to Afghanistan to the Canadian
Arctic. A breathtakingly provocative drama, based on a true story, about the
resonance of history.
“A play that tightens its grip as it probes where war lives, and discovers we
each carry it inside ourselves.” - The Guardian
The Body of an Americanby Dan O’Brien
Directed by José Carrasquillo
April 27 – May 29, 2016
S M T W T F S
27 28 29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
Apr & May
It’s visiting day at Camp Kickapoo, and Joey Nadelman is nowhere to
be found. As the search parties come up empty, Joey’s parents are left
wondering not only where he’s gone, but also why their marriage feels
lacking, and what might have happened if they had taken a different path.
An insightful, sardonic drama about the strangers we all live with – our family.
“Engagingly told, with flashes of poignant humor.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Another Way Homeby Anna Ziegler
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
Featuring Rick Foucheux and Shayna Blass
June 23 - July 24, 2016
S M T W T F S
22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24
Jun & Jul
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