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| | The Mikveh Monologues
by Anita Diamant & Janet Buchwald
August 21-25, 2019
A set of monologues shares the transformative experience of the modern mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath reimagined for men and women, for healing, reflection, and renewal. This dramatic reading, presented in partnership with The Minnesota Community Mikveh Initiative, will be followed by refreshments and a discussion led by Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker. All seating for this special project is general admission.
Directed by Miriam Schwartz in her directoral debut | Get tickets |
| | O my God!
by Anat Gov
translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris & Margalit Rodgers
October 26- November 17, 2019
In this witty and touching play, Ella, a psychologist and single mother of a teenager who is autistic, gets a visit from an unexpected new patient: God. As God comes to terms with his feelings toward humankind and how the world has evolved, Ella confronts her own past and re-examines her long lost faith. This engaging and energizing new play by one of Israel’s foremost playwrights explores God’s relationship with humanity.
Directed by Robert Dorfman | Get tickets |
| | Hanukkah Lights in the Big Sky
by Buffy Sedlachek
December 6-22, 2019
When a brick is thrown at a menorah set in a child’s window for Hanukkah, community leaders of all faiths come together to help spread a message of tolerance and peace, and 10,000 families display menorahs on Christmas. Based on true events that occurred in 1993 in Billings, Montana, this family play, commissioned by MJTC in 2004, is newly adapted for anyone 6 & up.
Directed by Shelli Place | Get tickets |
| | Significant Other
by Joshua Harmon
February 15- March 8, 2020
Meet Jordan, a young Jewish gay man living in NYC. Life is a whirlwind of fun with his cohort of best girl friends at his side. But as singles nights slowly turn into bachelorette parties and wedding showers, Jordan finds himself fantasizing and yearning for his own significant other. His tender relationship with his grandmother provides solace and support, but what does his future hold? A new comedy by the writer of Bad Jews.
Directed by Hayley Finn | Get tickets |
| | The People's Violin
by Charles Varon
April 25- May 17, 2020
A filmmaker with a faltering career receives a grant to make a documentary about his father, a famous Jewish author and therapist for Holocaust survivors. When the discovery of a mysterious violin slowly uncovers the family’s unspoken history, the project turns into a gripping quest for truth. This intriguing and suspenseful drama, framed as a documentary, reveals the complexity of family, relationships, and the search for identity.
Directed by Warren C. Bowles | Get tickets |