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JewFace to Present Three World Premiere Plays For 2nd Annual Short Play Lab Festival

JewFace will present three world premiere plays inspired by Jewish Horror for their 2nd Annual Short Play Lab Festival on September 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Alison Chace and Lauren Schaffel To Star in Industry Reading of HERE COMES THE NIGHT

Get all the details about the upcoming industry reading of 'Here Comes The Night,' starring Alison Chace and Lauren Schaffel. Find out when and where this exciting event will take place. Don't miss your chance to see these talented actors in action.
Alison Chace And Lauren Schaffel To Star In Industry Reading Of HERE COMES THE NIGHT

Alison Chace and Lauren Schaffel star in an industry reading of the compelling play 'Here Comes The Night' by Lisa Kenner Grissom. This thought-provoking performance explores themes of abortion, body autonomy, friendship, and the consequences of our choices. Join us on October 22, 2023, for an unforgettable evening.
Holocaust Museum LA Will Host a Live Reading of Children's Book 'The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank'

Holocaust Museum LA presents a live reading of the acclaimed family book 'The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank.' Learn more about the event and how to attend here!
JewFace To Host Staged Reading Of 3 New Jewish Short Plays At Der Nister September 10

Three new short plays from writers Shira Gorelick, Matt Gottlieb, and Lauren Schaffel are receiving a staged reading at Downtown LA's Der Nister on September 10.
VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for LAUNCH AT PARADISE

The trailer for Launch at Paradise, a new science-fiction thriller short film by Carrie Ann Quinn(“Defending Jacob”), has been released. 
LAUNCH AT PARADISE Short Film Wraps Production

The sci-fi thriller short film is directed by Carrie Ann Quinn, the film stars Catherine Curtain, Zainab Jah, James Harkness, Lauren Schaffel, Patrick Shane, and Daniel Mitura.
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Virtual Reading Of THE BIRD OF THE GHETTO (DER FOYGL FUN GETO)

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene will kick off its Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival with a virtual reading of Chava Rosenfarb's play The Bird of the Ghetto (Der Foygl fun Geto), the first time the play will be presented in the language in which it was written, Yiddish.
Ahava Theatre Company Launches Its Education Program

Ahava Theatre Company is a New York City-based theatre company that brings great plays to life through storytelling about Jewish culture, history, and philosophy to spark conversation, break barriers, and challenge the status quo.
Zoom Theater Allows NYC Actress To Creatively Build Community During Covid-19 

New York City actress Alison Chace is no stranger to bringing people together virtually a?" a skill coming in handy during the coronavirus pandemic. Through her side-hustle business Pink Wisdom, she's hosted an online support network, galvanizing women to invigorate their love lives and careers, for years. Now, missing actors who are also part of The Barrow Group Theatre Company's Tuesday Master Class, Chace is contributing to an in-house Zoom theater group. 
ABC to Air BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN & A CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE on February 14

“Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown,” the 1975 special produced and animated by the same team that gave us the now classic holiday specials and taken directly from the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz's famed comic strip, will air with the classic “A Charlie Brown Valentine,” FRIDAY, FEB. 14 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (TV-G) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/10/09) 
OBSERVANCE Comes to FringeNYC

Coming soon to The New York International Fringe Festival is Observance by Elyssa Nicole Trust, directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway). Observance aims to break down stereotypes about Orthodox Jews and bridge the gap between observant and secular Jews so we can accept one another regardless of how we live our daily (Jewish) lives.
OBSERVANCE Comes to FringeNYC

Coming soon to The New York International Fringe Festival is Observance by Elyssa Nicole Trust, directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway). Observance aims to break down stereotypes about Orthodox Jews and bridge the gap between observant and secular Jews so we can accept one another regardless of how we live our daily (Jewish) lives.
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS at Secret Theatre

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS was first shown as an animated television special in 1965 and has been part of the holiday tradition ever since. This family-friendly holiday musical based on the beloved special follows Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang as they grapple with the real meaning of Christmas.
Photo Flash: Inside Look at Rehearsals of Austin Pendleton's LUDLOW FAIR

Ludlow Fair is making its Off-Broadway debut on June 10, and it's going to be a production that everyone who enjoys the arts should catch. BroadwayWorld has an inside look at the show's dress rehearsal - check it out below!
Austin Pendleton Directed LUDLOW FAIR Returns to New York for Limited Engagement on 6/10 & 6/11

Ludlow Fair is making its Off-Broadway debut on June 10, and it's going to be a production that everyone who enjoys the arts should catch.
LUDLOW FAIR to Open at TBG Studio Theater in June

- Ludlow Fair is making its Off-Broadway debut on June 10, and it's going to be a production that everyone who enjoys the arts should catch.
ABC to Air BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN & A CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE

“Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown,” the 1975 special produced and animated by the same team that gave us the now classic holiday specials and taken directly from the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz's famed comic strip, will air with the classic “A Charlie Brown Valentine,” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network. (OAD: 2/10/09)
BWW Reviews: Arizona Theatre Company Revival of WAIT UNTIL DARK Is Riveting

No matter if you saw the original Broadway production or the classic film version of Wait Until Dark, the fact of the matter is that Arizona Theatre Company, in co-production with Geva Theatre Center, has mounted a show that stands on its own two feet as riveting and suspenseful drama.
ATC Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK, Now thru 11/30

Wait Until Dark is a roller-coaster for the stage, a chilling edge-of-your-seat thriller pitting a deeply sinister con man against an unsuspecting but sharp-witted young blind woman. Written by Frederick Knott, newly adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, and directed by Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein, Wait Until Dark comes to the Herberger Theater Center, tonight, Nov. 13-30.

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