A combination of a TED Talk, a play reading and American Idol ... and it needs your vote! Join our Artistic Democracy and vote for Hartford's best new Jewish play of 2026. Come see a fantastic cast in these plays.
Directed and Hosted by Illana Stein Generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts
7pm, dessert reception begins at 6pm
$10* General Admission
*plus $2.50 service charge
FLATBUSH LYSISTRATA Lila Rachel Becker, Washington, DC Three Hasidic women gather at an axe-throwing parlor to plan a sex strike. A play about how women carve spaces for themselves within fundamentalism.
HAVURAH Margot Connolly, Brooklyn, NY After a shooting at a synagogue, a club of Jewish college students is left reeling, while their Christian counterparts try to help without knowing how.
SHURA: The mission of identifying life Roee Joseph, Tel Aviv, Israel A playwright-soldier documents the impossible task of identifying the dead after October 7th, uncovering the fragile line between witnessing horror and choosing life.