Jewish Plays Project

Three more cities met to select their choices for the 15th National Jewish Playwriting Contest!

LA voted for Flatbush Lysistrata, Hartford went for Havurah, and Boston chose Flatbush Lysistrata, Shura, and A Play About A Baby Carrot!

Now we just have one more regional contest before the national finals in Philadelphia! - https://mailchi.mp/c143a6734d7b/jewish-dramaturgy-lab-feature-9305467

Hey! Playwrights!! We want your play!! Heather Helinsky

Submissions Open For 16th National Jewish Playwriting Contest The Jewish Plays Project has opened submissions for its 16th National Jewish Playwriting Contest, seeking unproduced full-length plays focused on 21st century Jewish identity. There is no submission fee.

Going to Toronto for the first time next week with great partners - Deanna DeLillo at Miles Nadal JCC, Sam Mogelonsky Art and Kultura Collective, Koffler Arts and David Eisner and Avery Saltzman at Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company. HUGE thank you to JPP producer Hershel Blatt, director and MC Illana Stein. And a shoult out to the awesome JPPers in this photo - Rory Kulz, Ali Stoner, Lauren Schaffel Braunstein Zo Tipp and photographer Caelen Curlough.

Jewish Plays Project Brings Playwriting Contest to Toronto for First Time The Jewish Plays Project partnered with Miles Nadal JCC and Kultura Collective to host Toronto's first Jewish Playwriting Contest, featuring three finalists chosen from over 325 submissions across 28 states and 7 countries.

In our final Jewish Dramaturgy Lab, Laura Limonic, Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY's College of Old Westbury, gave us a look into the historical and social context that influenced THE DYER'S HAND OR THE MERCHANT OF MEXICO.

We learned about the complicated reality faced by Jews and conversos in the New World following the Spanish Inquisition. This opened the door to a fascinating conversation about why we carry on traditions, even in the face of persecution. - https://mailchi.mp/750c1bb8178d/jewish-dramaturgy-lab-feature-9305177