‘Out of Character’: Sweating It Out at Theater J
Ari’el Stachel spent much of his life hiding his identity. The son of an Israeli-born Yemenite Jewish father and an Ashkenazi mother, his brown...
You Can Come Home Again: Theater Director Carey Perloff Connects Her Family History to...
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Carey Perloff loved visiting the Smithsonian museums with her father. As a child her what-I-want-to-be-as-a-grown-up job was archeologist.
Today, she’s...
‘A Hanukkah Carol or Gelt Trip! The Musical’ Makes World Premiere in Bethesda
It’s easy for Jews to get grumpy during Christmas season, what with all that red-and-green holiday cheer, bell ringing and ho-ho-ho-ing. And don’t get...
‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Asks Existential Jewish Questions at Theater J
During the 2014-15 theater season, playwright Joshua Harmon’s dark comedy “Bad Jews” was among the most-produced plays in the United States. It concerned an...
Right on Time: Fall Arts Preview
For diaspora Jews, the High Holidays are always early or late — never on time — and this year with Rosh Hashanah beginning the...
World Premiere at Theater J Takes ‘Hester Street’ from Screen to Stage
The beloved 1975 film “Hester Street” has been given a new life as a stage play with music. Running through April 21 at the...
‘Avaaz’ at Olney Theatre Center
On entering Olney Theatre Center’s Mulitz-Gudelsky Theater Lab now through April 7, the intimate performing space is awash in crystalline light from hanging cut-glass...
Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Breaks with Tradition, Gently
As director/choreographer, Jerome Robbins was working on the 1964 path-breaking musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” At each meeting with lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer...
Northern Virginia Picks Its Top New Jewish Play
A swift-moving comic satire that pits two ambitious social media interns against each other marketing the state of Israel was the top vote-getter Sunday...
Duo Bring Straight Talk to Temple Micah and D.C.
"Dugri" is Israeli slang for straight talk. Dugri is also a social project that brings together two men across the political chasm of Israeli...