Jewish Content

These plays are culturally specific to their Jewish characters’ points of view.

Put them together to create a production of any length.

5 women

15 minute comedy

When Etta, Ida, and their friends plan a Hanukkah Party, traditions get tangled, nuts get debated, and a “living menorah” steals the show.
Goldberg? Book Cover by ArtAge Publications.

2 women, 1 either

10 minute comedy

Etta and Ida are convinced they know the right people but they're both wrong.

2 women, 1 either

10 minute comedy

Feisty Etta and Ida are quick to kvetch about costly coffee. Oy vey! That was a bad idea.
Hanukkah Santa with festive costume and menorah.

cast of 3

10 minute comedy

Time to call the rabbi, this is a real emergency. Sam ran out at 4 AM with his santa suit. But it's Hannukah!  

1 man, 1 woman

10 minute drama

Isidor and Ida Straus lost their lives prematurely on the deck of The Titanic, but their love, arguments, and an additional consolation survive the wave.
Book cover for "How to Marry the Rabbi" by Barbara Trainin Blank.

1 man, 4 women

20 minute comedy

When the rabbi's wife unexpectedly walks out on him, three women compete to win the rabbi's heart. This heartwarming comedy is sure to be a hit!

cast of 8

80 minute comedy

Norman Bender refuses to age gracefully, launching dubious business schemes and a laughably bad lawsuit, until an old flame moves in next door and exposes how messy growing older, staying married, and letting go can really be.
Cover of "Mimi and Me" by Kitty Dubin, a senior theatre resource publication.

2 women

15 minutes

A young volunteer tries to cheer up an outspoken older woman who has absolutely no desire, whatsoever, to be perked up.  
Cover of "Matzo Balls" by Jordan R. Young, a senior theatre resource guide.

1 man, 4 women

20 minute comedy

The matzo balls have gone missing from Sunny Acres Retirement Home and Holmes and Watson are on the case--Shirley Holmes and Dottie Watson, that is! A great comedy!
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