Don't Mess With Savta

Jewish Theatre Collaborative
November 2, 2009

Summary (from The Mercury):

Jewish Theatre Collaborative and Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies present a staged reading of David Ehrlich's stories, voiced by Michele Mariana and Nick Ferrucci. Ehrlich founded T'mol Shilshom, a haven for Jerusalem's queer community, and his fiction engages the process of self-discovery, Jewish and otherwise. Post-reading discussion.

Israel OnStage 2!

Jewish Theatre Collaborative
June 30 - July 14, 2009

Summary:

These three Israeli plays will take us on journeys with complex characters through controversial issues. They challenge assumptions, ultimately awakening understanding and humanity. We will gain an appreciation for Israeli drama and a deeper understanding of the complexity of the modern Israeli experience. Sell out potential, so please arrive early

Charlotte Salomon: Life? Or Theater?

Jewish Theater Collaborative **From the Life? or Theatre? cycle by Charlotte Salomon**
February 12, 14, & 15, 2009

Summary:

Staging of a 1930s graphic novel by expressionist German painter, Charlotte Salomon, set to music. Salomon's work depicts her biographical struggle as a Jewish artist and a woman in love against the historical backdrop of the rise of the Third Reich. Co-sponsors: the Oregon Jewish Museum, the German American Society.

Israel@60 Onstage!

Jewish Theatre Collaborative
June 24, July 1, 8, & 15, 2008 - 7pm
Studio Theatre in Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue
reservations@jtpdx.org

Summary:

A commemoration of Israel's 60th anniversary, Israel@60 Onstage! uses humor and drama to reveal a tapestry of modern Israeli experience from secular Tel Aviv to Holocaust survivors, Russian immigrants to religious Zionists in the Territories. Master of the House (Shmuel Hasfari), Tea (Roni Pinkovich), Pangs of the Messiah (Motti Lerner).