←Jewish Plays Project

1930s. Gangsters. Jews. Serious fun. Serious Jew. Serious killing. That’s what I’m talking about.

Truly a delight to read. I actually wanted it to be longer.

Jen takes us to where the rubber meets the road for faith. Do you get to live or do you have to die? What do you leave and what do you take? BIG questions. Plus cake.

"This is also a play that can ONLY be about a Jewish family - remove that, and the play doesn’t work." - Julia Pascal

Ali is a great writer with a real connection to Jewish culture. We expect big things from her.

In this play, Reid asks the really hard question - not will I be gay or will I be Orthodox, but how can I be gay AND Orthodox. That’s a 21st Century question.

The Syrian Refugee crisis, literally haunted by the ghost of the Holocaust. This is what “Never Again Means Now” looks like onstage.

This play riveted all of our readers - a stunning central conceit, powerfully played out, with deep cultural resonance.

The Family Seder play as ‘August, Osage County’, with a side of mysticism.

This is a SEARING play, asking critical questions about our responsibilities as people and as storytellers. It’s fearless and fascinating, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat.