Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson

A valentine for the holidays, Lanford Wilson's charming romance is the story of “apple-and-orange” couple Sally Talley, the spinster daughter of a prosperous family in rural Missouri and Matt Friedman, an immigrant Jewish accountant from St. Louis. Set in an old Victorian boathouse in rural Missouri in 1944, this Pulitzer Prize winner deals with definably American themes and warms the cockles of the heart.

December 6 - 23 

WINNER
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
New York Drama Circle Award for Best Play

*ADDED SPECIAL MATINEE PERFORMANCE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 1:00 PM
SPECIAL PRICE

Director, Deanna Jent

Cast
Sally, Meghan Maguire
Matt, Shaun Sheley *

Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet

Revived on Broadway in 2008, Speed-the-Plow is a satire of Hollywood and a culture as corrupt as the society it claims to reflect. It is alternately hilarious and chilling. The acid-etched portrait of greedy, foulmouthed Hollywood players follows Bobby Gould, the newly appointed Head of Production at a major studio, as he struggles to understand the contest and morality of life.

February 7 - 24

NOMINATED
Tony Award for Best Play

Director, Tim Ocel

Cast
Bobby Gould, Christopher Hickey *
Charlie Fox, Michael James Reed *
Karen, Sigrid Sutter

Conviction by Oren Neeman

A gripping suspense thriller adapted from the novel “Confession” by Yonatan Ben Nachum, is a tale of love and faith set during the time of the Spanish Inquisition. The story, written by Oren Neeman, follows the main character Andres, a Spanish priest whose faith is tested when he falls in love with the beautiful, Jewish, Isabel and contains the true confession of Andres Gonzalez (1447-1486).

2 WEEKS ONLY

PERFORMED BY AMI DAYAN

THEATRE NETTO FESTIVAL AWARD
 Best Play

Restaged for New Jewish Theatre by Joe Gfaller

Cast
Ami Dayan

Shlemiel the First by Robert Brustein adapted from Isaac B. Singer

A joyous klezmer musical based on the tale by Isaac Bashevis Singer, follows the naive beadle Shlemiel from Chelm, a village of fools, on a pilgrimage to spread the wisdom of the local sages. His simple-minded folly turns an already absurd world hilariously upside down, and the play’s small cast, complete with a live klezmer band and a topsy-turvy set, amasses large measures of adoration from audiences nationwide. This production is a product of the collaborative team of Robert Brustein, Arnold Weinstein, Hankus Netsy, Zalman Mlotek and David Gordon

ADDED WEEK OF PERFORMANCES

May 16 - June 9

 
Director, Edward Coffield
Musical Director, Henry Palkes
Choreographer, John Ricroft

Cast
Shlemiel, Terry Meddows *
Mrs. Shlemiel, Emily Baker
Gronom Ox, Todd Schaefer
Yenta Pesha, Johanna Elkana-Hale
Gittel, Taylor Pietz
Mottel/Sender, Mike Dowdy
Dopey/Zeinvel, Anna Skidis
Tippish/Rascal, Antonio Rodriguez
Moishe/Mendel, Keith Thompson

Musicians
Adam Anello, Bass
Alyssa Avery, Violin
Dana Hotle, Clarinet