2015 OPEN
The JPP is hugely excited to return to the 14th Street Y for the 4th year to showcase the most exciting, most daring, most Jew-y new plays we can find for the New York theater community.
The Festival brings together 50 of downtown New York's most exciting actors, directors, writers and its most adventurous audience members for a lively, challenging, food-and-wine-filled weekend - there's just 50 seats to each reading, so get your tickets now!!
ALL READINGS AT THE THEATER AT THE 14TH STREET Y
Festival Producer: Allyson Morgan
Production Stage Manager: Becca Pickett
Resident Dramaturg: Jeremy Stoller
Artistic Associate: Josh Benghiat
Casting Advisor: Judy Bowman
Each show will get casting and production advice, 29 hours of rehearsal, dramaturgical support, and will participate in the JPP's new initiative: Jewish Dramaturgy!
THIS YEAR'S JEWISH DRAMATURGS ARE:
For Mitzvah: Dinah & Bruce Fox
For #julys: Elissa Shevitsky
For The Place We Built: Eva Balogh
For Belfast Kind: Yoni Oppenheim
JDs are thought leaders or lay leaders from the Jewish community who participate in rehearsals, and offer insight and expertise from the Jewish perspective - historical, textual, cultural, or personal. It's a fantastic opportunity to contribute to creating a new piece of art, and its tons of fun.
by David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Our first musical!
directed by Marc Bruni (Broadway's Beautiful)
featuring Jodi Beckwith, Adam Dorfman, Philip Hoffman and the writers!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY JUNE 26 & 27 @ 7 PM