Posted by Becky Peters on 4/22/09

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Dear Educator:

I would like to invite you and your classes to be a part
of Theater J’s exciting 2009-2010 season. Located in NW
Washington in DC Jewish Community Center, Theater J has
emerged as one of the most distinctive, progressive and
respected Jewish theaters on the national and
international scene.

This season which includes - a coming of age classic by
Neil Simon, the story of one woman’s chronicle of the
genocide in Sudan and a hit Israeli play examining the
evolving position of women in Israeli society - provides
a great opportunity to augment your curriculum with
something educational and entertaining. We know that when
you are planning a trip you want to make sure that your
students learn while being entertained. We also know your
time is valuable and you want easy transactions and an
experience that goes beyond watching a show. Working
together, we can create a unique theater-going event for
your students.

We provide everything you need to make our productions
part of your classroom. From study guides to in-class
discussions, we can help supply the context before and
after your visit. In addition, we can tailor further
programs to suit your classroom needs.

We hope that you will put one or more of our programs into
your yearly planning. Student group tickets (35 and under)
are always 50% off the regular price!

Be sure to look through all of the shows listed at the
bottom of this email to discover more about our great
season and about how we can make sure that your trip to
Theater J is your class’s favorite event of the year!

I look forward to speaking with you,
Becky

Becky Peters
Marketing and Group Sales Associate
becky@theaterj.org

Please contact me with any questions.

Theater J’s 2009 – 2010 Season

ZERO HOUR
Written & Performed by Jim Brochu
Directed by Piper Laurie
August 29–September 27
Channeling Zero Mostel’s wild moods, crazy humor and
righteous anger, James Brochu reintroduces us to this
funny, fantastically contrary man whose penchant for truth-
telling has been sorely missed. Will Mostel overcome his
bitterness about being blacklisted and go back to work
with the legendary director who named names before
Congress?

LOST IN YONKERS
By Neil Simon
Directed by Jerry Whiddon
October 21–November 29
In a remarkable coming-of-age story that won 4 Tony Awards
and a Pulitzer Prize, two brothers are left to fend for
themselves in a dysfunctional household with their
formidable immigrant grandmother, sweet but simple-minded
aunt and a hoodlum of an uncle. This classic American tale
is simultaneously comic and poignant.
Featuring Holly Twyford and Tana Hicken.

THE FOUR OF US
By Itamar Moses
Directed by Daniel DeRaey
January 20–February 21
When Ben’s first novel vaults him into literary stardom,
his best friend David, a struggling playwright, is
thrilled for his newfound success...or is he? This
poignant play explores the nature of friendship, memory
and what happens when your dreams come true—for your best
friend.
“A clever comic drama with a nifty twist” –The New York
Times

MIKVEH
By Hadar Galron
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
May 5–June 5 Part of Voices from a Changing Middle East:
Voice of the Woman
Inside the secretive world of the ritual bath, eight
women’s stories unfold in this sensitive depiction of
religious observance and evolving feminist consciousness.
A knowledgeable examination of traditions and ritual, this
hit Israeli play explores the ever evolving position of
women in Israeli society. (Note: this play contains
nudity.) This show is part of VOICES FROM A CHANGING
MIDDLE EAST: VOICE OF THE WOMAN, which will feature
readings of plays by female Israeli and Arab authors.

NEW JERUSALEM
THE INTERROGATION OF BARUCH DE SPINOZA AT TALMUD TORAH
CONGREGATION: AMSTERDAM, JULY 27, 1656
By David Ives
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
June 26–July 25
In this witty theological drama, philosopher and accused
apostate Baruch de Spinoza faces excommunication from the
Jewish community. “Mr. Ives’s humor has always mixed the
cerebral with the silly... his daring leap into
metaphysics is… an engrossing primer on Spinoza’s radical
thinking.” – The New York Times Featuring Alexander
Strain.

Special Events:
MOMMY QUEEREST
Written & Performed by Judy Gold
December 16–January 3
From the creator of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother,
comedian Judy Gold is back in this edgy, multi-media comic
memoir with original music featuring her hysterical take
on being a working gay mom, anti-depressants, nursing
homes, and raising two boys in New York City.

ANDY WARHOL: GOOD FOR THE JEWS
Written & Performed by Josh Kornbluth
Directed by David Dower
March 6–March 21
DC favorite Josh Kornbluth considers the pop-art enigma
who was commissioned to paint ten Jewish notables like
Einstein, Gershwin, and Golda. In wrestling with Warhol’s
motives and style, Kornbluth uncovers his religious
identity and the spiritual dimensions of Warhol’s art.

IN DARFUR
By Winter Miller
March 31–April 18 *Part of Voices from a Changing Middle
East: 2010 Festival
Based on true events, this impeccably researched chronicle
of unfolding genocide in Sudan is a searing story of
humanitarian urgency and compromised journalistic ethics.
Can one woman’s story stand for the plight of a nation?
And what are the costs of mobilizing world opinion?

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