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AJT Programs and Events
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Washington D.C. Pop-Up + MEMBER DISCOUNT!
Please join us for a casual mixer to celebrate the world premiere of Ali Viterbi's The World To Come, a co-production between AJT Member Theatre, Theater J, and Woolly Mammoth Theater
Sunday, Feb 8, 2026 at 12:30pm at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Email lynde@alljewishtheatre.org to RSVP for this event!
AJT Members enjoy a 20% discount to the Feb. 8th matinee via the promo code on the AJT Members Portal
Monthly Member Meet-Ups:
Join the community every 2nd Thursday of the month
These casual, members-only gatherings are a chance to connect, share, and recharge with fellow Jewish theatre-makers. Whether you have a question, a celebration, or just want to listen in and feel inspired, you're welcome. Come with a topic, or simply come as you are.
Recent Past Events
Recordings are available for select events, exclusively for AJT members. If you missed a session and would like access, please contact us.
AJTJEWISH THEATRICAL RESOURCES GUIDE - PANEL DISCUSSION
Wednesday May 21st, at 7pm ET
With Panelists
• Sara Bogolmony – Development manager and theatre artist
• Gabrielle Hoyt – Dramaturg
• Tyler Herman – Actor, director, and teacher
The Jewish Theatrical Resource Guide from the Alliance for Jewish Theatre is live as of May 19th, and we’re inviting you to go deeper.
Join us for a special panel conversation about the guide’s creation, its contents, and how theaters can bring Jewish stories to life with respect and authenticity.
We'll take your questions, share stories, and explore what cultural competency looks like onstage.
AJT's SPRING LISTENING SESSIONS: BEYOND 2025
Tuesday, April 22nd, TWO SESSIONS to accommodate everyone, globally:
Session 1: Tuesday, 4/22
U.S. Times: 12pm Eastern/11am Central/9am Pacific
International Times: 4pm GMT/7pm Israel
Session 2: Tuesday, 4/22
U.S. Times: 7pm Eastern/6pm Central/4pm Pacific
International Times: 11pm GMT / 2am Israel (for you night owls!)
A few years ago, AJT did a Listening Session where we solicited Member feed-back on AJT, the state of Jewish theatre, and how AJT can best serve, connect and uplift our Members as we work to preserve and promote Jewish theatre. The input from that session helped shape our programming. Now we want to hear from you again! This year, we’re featuring two new aspects of the listening session.
This is open to everyone interested in Jewish theatre. We want to hear from Members and potential Members who might want to be a part of our community. That means theatre artists, of course, as well as audience members and people who are interested primarily in supporting and participating in Jewish culture at large!
Free and Open to All.
PUNCHING UP: JEWS, COMEDY, & BELONGING IN AMERICA
with Gwydion Suilebhan & Steven Gimbel
Thursday, February 27th at at 7pm ET
1 hour
At the turn of the 20th century, a great wave of immigration hit Ellis Island like a tsunami, depositing two million Jews on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Poor, tough, scarred by the tyranny they fled from, and deeply disadvantaged by the antisemitic America they arrived in, they spent the next hundred years working toward a sense of true belonging in their adopted home. Throughout that struggle, Jews used comedy to challenge the status quo, speak truth to power, grease the skids of social acceptance, and express their full pride and humanity. In this talk about Punching Up, their work in progress, AJT board member Gwydion Suilebhan and his co-author Steven Gimbel will tell the story of how comedians earned Jewish Americans a meaningful place in the nation’s cultural fabric.
Free for Members. $18 for Non-Members.
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FROM ESTHER TO TODAY: JEWISH WOMEN SHAPING THEATRE
Thursday, March 27th at at 7pm ET
Celebrate Purim and Women’s History Month with an inspiring conversation on Jewish women’s voices in theatre! Join us for a dynamic panel of artists exploring the stories, struggles, and triumphs of Jewish women on and off the stage. From historical influences to contemporary challenges, our panelists will share their journeys, discuss representation, and reflect on the power of storytelling. Be part of the conversation and help shape the future of Jewish theatre.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Can Theatre Be Too Jewish?
Thursday, January 30th at 7pm ET
“That play is too Jewish for our audience.” “If we produced it, the Hebrew would have to go.” AJT President and Theatre Ariel Artistic Director Jesse Bernstein has heard responses like these many times over the years. So he decided to convene a few people for a discussion of what makes a Jewish play too Jewish to produce. Would the same comments be made about other culturally-specific plays? What is the value in including things in a play that an outside group wouldn’t understand? How should artists respond to this issue?
Panelists include: Ali Viterbi (playwright), Becca Myers (writer/producer/performer)
Free for Members. $18 for Non-Members.
EXPANDING THE CANON: National Convening
AN IN-PERSON EVENT, Hosted by Theater J
Sunday, February 2nd at 1 pm ET, at Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center / Theater J, 1529 16th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Presented with the Alliance for Jewish Theatre and Moment Magazine
Sponsored by the Covenant Foundation, CANVAS, and the Leshowitz Family Foundation, Terry Singer.
Six playwrights from across North America have been working for three years on writing new plays that center around the stories of ethnically and racially diverse Jews, part of Theater J's Expanding the Canon initiative sponsored by the Covenant Foundation. Theplaywrights will convene in Washington, DC at the Edlavitch DCJCC on Sunday, February 2 at 1:00 PM to showcase excerpts from their new plays. The playwrights will participate in a panel discussion hosted by Moment Magazine, and a dessert reception will follow sponsored by the Alliance for Jewish Theatre.
Attend with your fellow colleagues and friends from The Alliance for Jewish Theatre.
Programs
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On The Bimah
On The Bimah (formerly known as Theatre Schmooze) is a monthly podcast where we chat with Jewish theatre makers from around the world about their art, Judaism, and vision for theater’s future.
Opportunities
Members have access to our opportunity listing. Those seeking theatre professionals can post their job opportunities, and our members can apply for those opportunities.
Seeking an Artist?
Those searching to find an artist to collaborate with or hire should post their needs to the form below, and a member artist who is suitable will be able to access the posting, and apply.
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