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Jewish Repertory Theatre is a professional theatre whose aim is to share our vibrant
Jewish culture with the broader WNY community by presenting plays that deal with
Jewish and multi-cultural themes and issues. We are motivated by a belief that
dramatic art offers a unique opportunity to diverse audiences to learn more about
Jewish values and customs. The
JRT is unique in the Buffalo theatre community. Our first season produced rave
reviews and sold-out houses and we were nominated for an ARTIE award for Best
Production.
KINDERTRANSPORT by
Diane
Samuels
Nov.
29-Dec. 22, 2007 The
Road Less Traveled Theatre,in the
Market Arcade Film & Arts Center
639 Main Street, Buffalo A
drama about conflict, loyalty, and love within families and the painful choices
imposed by hatred and war. The kindertransport (children's transport) was a movement
through which Jewish, Quaker, and other British charities rescued 10,000 unaccompanied
children between the ages of five and 17 from Nazi controlled countries in 1938
and 1939 and found British families to care for them until the war was over. Kindertransport
has been performed around the world--including England, where it won the Verity
Bargate Award, Japan, Germany, South Africa, and the United States.
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HALPERN
& JOHNSON by
Lionel
Goldstein
Feb.
21-Mar. 17, 2008 The
Alleyway Theatre
1 Curtain Up Alley,
Main Street, Buffalo A
poignant comedy-drama that begins at a gravesite. In spite of Halpern’s
Jewish heritage clashing with Johnson’s Catholic upbringing, they share
a common bond: the love of a good woman and the many memories they have. With
warmth and wit , Lionel Goldstein’s play explores the complex web of marriage
and friendship, secrets and lies, mixing sharp human insight with cracking humor.
A hit in performances across the U.S.
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GOLDA'S
BALCONY by
William
Gibson
June
5-June 29, 2008
Musicalfare Theatre
Daemen College Campus
, Amherst, NY Filled
with laughter and sadness, a riveting portrait of one of the great women of our
time. The latest work from Tony® Award-winning playwright, William Gibson
(The Miracle Worker, Two for the Seesaw). From the pogroms of Russia to the halls
of the Knesset, the story of Golda Meir is the story of the state of Israel in
the 20th century. An award-winning smash that played 15 sold-out months on Broadway.
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