by Juan Mayorga, translated by David Johnston
This stunning new play by Spanish playwright Mayorga is inspired by the true story of the elaborate deception that took place at the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where the Nazis constructed a fake village to fool international inspectors and quell extermination rumors. The Nazis set up… Read more >
The New Jewish Theatre, St. Louis' Premier Small Professional Theatre, is a culturally specific theatre dedicated to the exploration of universal themes and issues and the examination of the full range of the human experience filtered through the lens of the Jewish experience. Through the medium of theatre, we build bridges of multi-cultural understanding, tolerance, communication and education.
The New Jewish Theatre operates under a contract with Actors Equity Association. ![]()
In addition to a full season of plays, the New Jewish Theatre is offering augmented Performing Arts events by offering "SALON MUSIC," a Chamber Music Program in the intimacy of the Marvin & Harlene Wool Studio Theatre.
Watch this space for concert information
For additional information, call 314-442-3283
2012 Gesher Music Festival of Emerging Artists June 24 - July 1
Tickets for LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO are currently available through the NJT Box office or online.
Season tickets are still available. Convert your single ticket to a Season ticket and don't miss any of the remaining shows.
The New Jewish Theatre has a web based ticketing program through EZTicketsLive.com where you can order all of your season or individual tickets and make secure donations. Season ticket holders will also find that exchanging tickets is easy too. We no longer require the old tickets back. Simply call the box office (314-442-3283) and let us know that you need to exchange your tickets, tell us when you'd like to come and it will be handled on the spot subject to availability.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: Bobby Miller: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical: LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Johanna Elkana-Hale: LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
Outstanding Musical Direction: Henry Palkes: LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
For a complete listing of all of the nominees, read the article in the St. Louis Beacon
Clifford Odets' 1935 saga of restive lives trying to ride out the Great Depression is one of those classic American dramas that, though much revered, is rarely staged. So what a relief it was to finally see Awake and Sing! and learn that its reputation is deserved. Odets crams emotions into this lusty chronicle of three generations of a family living in the same congested Bronx apartment the way others cram weeds into a yard-waste bag. The eruptive staging at New Jewish Theatre, directed with a sense of urgency by Steven Woolf, blew off the dusty stigma that shrouds too many classics. For the most part, the cast reveled in the infrequent opportunity to enact roles that, if anything, were overwritten rather than under. It sometimes seems that we live in a world where the past is too soon forgotten. But during the New Jewish run of Awake and Sing! the American theater heritage was alive and well — and electrifying
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