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2008 FESTIVAL
OF NEW PLAYS Triangle by Paula Marantz Cohen, directed by Rebecca Smith Tuesday, May 27, 2008
7:30 PM JCC, W.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
7:30 PM JCC, Lieberman by Eliran Caspi, directed by Eric Maher
Thursday, May 29, 2008
7:30 PM JCC,
Sunday, June 1, 2008
2 PM
JCC, W. Days of Awe by David Lewison, directed by Frannie Shepherd Bates
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
7:30 PM JCC, W.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
7:30 PM JCC, Five Short Plays: "Life" and "Me" by Maia AKiva, directed by Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg "Annie and Issie,"
"Shivah"
and
"Eckstein and Sons"
Thursday, June 5, 2008
7:30 PM JCC,
Sunday, June 8, 2008
2 PM
JCC, W. Festival tickets
are free to season subscribers. Overview: Part of JET’s mission is a commitment to new plays and their development. For this reason, we include a festival of four new plays each season, selected from over 150 manuscript submissions. These plays are performed as staged readings, using professional actors and directors. Over the years, a number of these new plays have graduated from our festival to full production on our main stage, other stages in Michigan and beyond. Program: The Festival of New Plays is our entrée point for new plays. We will rarely produce a new play on our main stage unless we have performed it or seen it performed as a staged reading. Each play will have two staged reading performances on consecutive evenings. These readings are performed and directed by theatre professionals and are followed by open discussion between the audience, actors, director and playwright, when in attendance. Playwrights whose work is presented receive a small honorarium. Feedback: We believe feedback is an important part of the creative process and the audience plays a crucial role. After each staged reading, the audience is invited to participate in an open discussion with the actors, director and the playwright, if available. JET’s artistic director or other qualified theatre professional moderates these discussions in order to ensure meaningful and constructive feedback. Submission Criteria: We accept unsolicited scripts not previously produced in a professional theatre. Full-length plays are preferred, though we will consider one act plays. No musicals, please. Due to financial constraints, we normally limit the number of actors to eight, though fewer are preferred. Special Interests: While fine theatre is our first interest, theatre that is entertaining, refreshing, and provocative, we are particularly interested in plays of social conscience and in keeping with our Mission Statement provided below. Facilities: Our main stage is the Aaron DeRoy Theatre of the Jewish Community Center at Maple Drake: 193 seats, with a semi-thrust stage. The second performance of each staged reading will take place at the Jimmy Prentiss Morris Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. Submit To:
Festival of New Plays Website: Jettheatre.org Email Contact: e.orbach@jettheatre.org Artistic Director: Evelyn Orbach Mission Statement:
The Jewish Ensemble Theatre is a professional Equity company whose
mission is to produce plays on the highest possible level; to deal with
issues of community and humanity from a Jewish perspective; to provide a
platform for new voices and a bridge to the larger community. |
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