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SHPIEL THEATRE, WITH ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, IS PROUD TO PRESENT: #CHARLOTTESVILLE 2PM Performance features the following leaders and scholars: Sadiqa Reynolds, Esq. Sadiqa Reynolds, Esq., stands as a proven force in executive leadership and public service. Her distinguished career—spanning roles as a lawyer, former judge, Inspector General, and CEO—showcases a rare ability to lead,…
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SHPIEL THEATRE, WITH ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, IS PROUD TO PRESENT: #CHARLOTTESVILLE Written and Performed by Priyanka Shetty Directed by Yuri Urnov Sept 14, 2025 2pm and 7pm Two Performances Only! Actors Theatre of Louisville 316 W Main Street Direct from its sell-out premieres in Washington DC, New York City and the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe…
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Thursday, July 24th @ 7PM LOCATION: Bellarmine University, Wyatt Center for the Arts (1700 Loftus Cir, Louisville, KY 40205) QUESTION 27, QUESTION 28 by: Chay Yew (abbreviated version) A riveting dramatic reading, freshly performed at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, of compelling stories by Japanese Americans interned in concentration camps during World War II. Directed by:…
Read MoreIllinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Live Performance: Question 27, Question 28: Staging Loyalty, Identity, and Resistance
May 4, 2025 | 2:30pm CDT 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 In partnership with renowned theater producer and director David Y. Chack, Illinois Holocaust Museum presents a live performance of Question 27, Question 28, a compelling play by Chay Yew. Staged, in an abridged version, in conjunction with the exhibition Resilience: A Sansei Sense…
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Panel discussion after Sunday’s 2PM Performance | Feb.16
Panel discussion after Sunday’s 2PM Performance February 16, 2025 at Kentucky Performing Arts. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS A powerful new play, fresh from its Off-Broadway run. Inspired by a Holocaust history teacher, who actually experienced the school shooting tragedy, in Parkland, Florida in 2018. ShPIeL is honored to have the following panelists to shed…
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Room 1214 by
Michelle Kholos Brooks
SHPIEL THEATRE’S NEXT PRODUCTION ROOM 1214 BY MICHELLE KHOLOS BROOKS LOUISVILLE PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY DAVID Y. CHACK AT KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS, FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY FEBRUARY 13, 2025 (Thursday, Opening Night); FEBRUARY 14 at 7:30 PM ; FEBRUARY 16, 2:00 PM (Sunday Matinee) FEBRUARY 19, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 PM ; 23 at…
Read MoreJewFace Is Making A Movie!
We’re thrilled to announce that one of the short plays we developed in our 2023 Short Play Lab is being turned into a short film — and we are proud to be onboard as producers. One of JewFace’s founding members, Lauren Schaffel, wrote last summer’s comedic short play CATALOGUE OF NOSES, and with help from JewFace member Emily Nash…
Read MoreSmiles of a Summer ShPIeL Showcase
LOUISVILLE, KY., June 3, 2024— ShPIeL-Performing Identity announces the second annual summer theatrical showcase, Smiles of a Summer ShPIeL Showcase, highlighting Jewish and intersectional plays/performances of diversity — full and short plays, new and old, comedy and drama, and musical cabaret — spread out over three performance dates (see below) to add to your summer…
Read MoreJewFace Presents the LA Staged Reading of “Three and a Half Anne Franks”
Come see this brilliant play’s newest iteration for FREE on Monday June 10, 2024 at 2pm. Produced by JewFace, a theatre collective program developed with ShPIeL Performing Identity, run by LA-based artists Casey Adler and Yvonne Cone. About the Play: Three and a Half Anne Franks by Maya Macdonald Three people audition to play Anne Frank in…
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