Written and performed by Jesse Bernstein

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m.

View the ONLINE PERFORMANCE that kicks off the National Tour of this critically acclaimed show! Directed by Deborah Baer Mozes.

“I put it together, this holy, sacred text. I made it what it is.” So begins the tale of the Scribe who put together the first Torah. In ancient Jerusalem, Ezra and Nehemiah assign the reluctant Scribe with a task intended to save the Children of Israel. But before he can reconcile the multiple and conflicting source texts into the Torah we know today, the Scribe must first confront his own doubts, his people’s history and his longing for the good-old-days of exile in Babylon. Hear the (maybe) true tale of how “in the beginning” really began!

The performance will be followed by a Q&A with Jesse Bernstein.

In partnership with the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University; and Theatre Ariel, in Philadelphia.

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION: “WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?”

The Scribe says he did. But historians, archaeologists and theologians have their own perspectives. Join us with a panel of Biblical scholars (Shawna Dolansky, PhD; Alison Joseph, PhD, and Sarah Shectman, PhD, when they discuss the intellectual and theological debates on Biblical authorship, the evidence in support of these different interpretations, and their own responses to the claims made by The Scribe.

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION:

https://case.edu/lifelonglearning/lectures/scribe-remote-performance

https://case.edu/lifelonglearning/lectures/who-wrote-the-bible-remote

Written and directed by FAYE SHOLITON

Performed in staged reading, to honor the 75th anniversary of V-E Day

SUNDAY, MAY 10 and MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020, at 7 p.m.

HOSTED BY DOBAMA THEATRE, 2340 LEE ROAD, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS.

It’s May 8, 2003 and we’re in the Cleveland Heights home of 79-year-old widow, Evelyn Bergfeld. On that day, she receives a surprise visitor, her wartime sweetheart, who brings a carton filled with old newsletters that the youthful “Evie” once circulated to hometown troops. The visit brings a flood of memories that make Evelyn young again, for a day. And the greatest gift: her care-taking daughter is able to witness the glorious (albeit brief) transformation.

No admission charge, but DONATIONS APPRECIATED AT THE DOOR.

RESERVATIONS: interplayjewishtheatre@gmail.com, or (216) 393-PLAY.

Internationally acclaimed theatre artist DEB FILLER brings her solo show to Cleveland in an evening of stories, music and film.

presented in partnership with Interplay Jewish Theatre, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Jewish Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020, 7 P.M.

Hosted by the Mandel JCC 26001 South Woodland Rd., Beachwood, OH

Deb Filler shares the role of music in her family’s life as they emerged from Nazi-occupied Europe to settle in New Zealand. Among her stories: her father’s life-changing encounter with Leonard Bernstein, who came to his DP camp in Landsberg, Germany in 1948, to conduct the Displaced Persons Orchestra. Deb shares her award-winning film documentary, Mr. Bernstein, which has played in Jewish film festivals around the world. In it, she revisits her father’s transformation – and much later, her own, when she successfully tracks down the Maestro. In her life-affirming “I Did It My Way,” Filler pays homage to musicians who influenced her life.

For tickets and information, visit www.maltzmuseum.org or call ( 216) 593-0575. ALL RESERVATIONS ARE BEING HANDLED THROUGH THE MALTZ MUSEUM.

TICKETS ARE $25 for general admission; and $20 for members of the Maltz Museum or JCC.

By STEVEN LEVENSON

TWO STAGED READINGS Directed by BRIAN ZOLDESSY

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8, 2019, at 2 p.m.; and MONDAY, SEPT. 9, 2019, at 7 p.m.

Hosted by Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts., OH

Shortly before 9/11, the Fischer family gathers to celebrate Dad’s 75th birthday. Instead, his grown children clash over everything from their brother’s controversial work in Jewish Studies to the mounting pressures of eldercare. As they struggle to find personal and political common ground, their old secrets and resentments bubble to the surface. Steven Levenson, Tony Award-winning book author of Dear Evan Hansen, tells a bitterly funny, powerful, insightful tale of a family and a culture at odds with itself.

DONATIONS accepted at the door.

Reserve seats by calling (216) 393-PLAY (7529); or at interplayjewishtheatre@gmail.com

By William Gibson

Two staged readings, directed by Faye Sholiton

Starring DOROTHY SILVER, with John Busser

BOTH PERFORMANCES BOOKED; WAITING LIST AVAILABLE

MONDAY, JULY 1 & TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019, at 7 p.m.

Hosted by Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts., OH

Born in Kiev in 1898 and raised in Milwaukee, Goldie Mabovitch might have lived the relatively comfortable life of a 20th century American Jewish woman. But the call of Zionism beckoned. Arriving in Palestine in 1921, she would rise to become a world-renowned fundraiser, civil servant and politician – and a co-signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Her election in 1969 as Israel’s Prime Minister positioned her in 1973 to wrestle with of the most agonizing decisions in the annals of modern warfare.

Playwright William Gibson (The Miracle Worker) wrote this review of Meir’s life as a series of late-night reminiscences. In 2003, Golda’s Balcony, starring Tovah Feldshuh, would become the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history.

Admission is free; DONATIONS WELCOME AT THE DOOR.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED at interplayjewishtheatre@gmail.com; or by calling 216 393-PLAY (7529).