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Two Jews Walk Into a War…

By Seth Rozin
Directed by Adam Immerwahr
January 11 – February 5, 2023

A CONTEMPORARY, SIDE-SPLITTING VAUDEVILLE

Ishaq and Zeblyan are the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan. They share the only remaining synagogue that has not been destroyed by the Taliban. They share a vital mission to repopulate the Jewish community in Kabul. And they hate each other. Can this cantankerous couple commit to one incredible act of faith to keep their community alive without killing one another first? Part The Odd Couple and part Waiting for Godot, Two Jews Walk Into a War… is a ripped-from-the-headlines, modern day vaudeville full of schtick, sorrow, and survival.

“[a] clever, uncompromising, relentlessly comic and catastrophic 90-minute philosophical argument” – The Hartford Courant

SHOW INFORMATION

Runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission

THANK YOU TO OUR PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Mara Bralove and Ari Fisher
Bunny Dwin
Marion Ein Lewin
Ellen and Gary Malasky
Paul and Zena Mason
Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett
Elaine Reuben, The Timbrel Fund
Mita M. Schaffer and Tina M. Martin

Sasha Olinick*
Bobby Smith*

*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Director………………………………….Adam Immerwahr^
Set Design…………………………..Jonathan Dahm Robertson+
Costume Design……………………..Ivania Stack+
Lighting Design………………………Alberto Segarra+
Sound Design………………………..Sarah O’Halloran+
Props Design…………………………Pamela Weiner
Cultural Competency Consultant…Humaira Ghilzai
Violence Consultant…………………..Cliff Williams III
Casting Director………………………..Jenna Place
Production Stage Manager…………Anthony Bullock*
Assistant Stage Manager……………Allison Poms-Strickland
Assistant Stage Manager……………Margaret Warner

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
^The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2023, 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Choose Preview
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023, 8:00 PM
Pay-What-You-Choose Preview
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022, 7:30 PM
Opening Night
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023, 2:00 PM
Creative Conversation: 

Attend an insider’s reflection on the creative process. Theater J artists from each production answer questions and offer insights about design, inspiration, rehearsal, and collaboration.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023, 7:30 PM
Cast Talkback: 

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an actor or to perform on stage at Theater J? Well, here’s your chance! Join members of the cast to ask your burning questions about their artistic practice and the production.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023, 2:00 PM
Sunday Symposium: 
Hear from experts on topics related to each production. With equal parts lecture and conversation, Theater J invites specialists in their fields—doctors, historians, theologians and activists—to delve deeper into the play’s history, cultural context, and themes.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022, 7:30 PM
Opening Captioning

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