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Ronda Spinak is the Artistic Director and Founder of The Braid, a global nonprofit theatre company, dedicated to amplifying contemporary Jewish stories. She creates and produces the Salon Theatre Series, curating more than 80 original Jewish-themed programs and adapting many of the pieces performed. Salons have toured in 50 states and nearly 50 countries. She also has been instrumental in creating The Braid’s StoryNosh storytelling series, by and for emerging artists. Spinak has developed 6 one person shows, including Not That Jewish, which played 16 months in Los Angeles, then went to Off Broadway for nearly a year. Her plays include Stories from the Fringe, about women rabbis - with its accompanying historic art exhibit, Holy Sparks - and festival-winner Oscar Wilde’s Wife, a favorite at the Ashland New Play Festival. She also co-wrote The Violin Maker with Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum, which debuted in Sydney, Australia in 2023. She has written for the Emmy Award-winning children’s show Rugrats. She is a graduate of Stanford University, and holds degrees from UCLA (MBA) and USC (masters in writing). Spinak is on the board of the Alliance for Jewish Theatres and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
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