Shows are presented cabaret-style, on these Thursdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. in the Kava Cafe
 

June  24 & 27 – Tribal Humor 4: The Bar Mitzvah Edition  a festival of original one act comedies about planning, attending or experiencing a Bar/Bat Mitzvah – in celebration of our 13th season!  

STARRING: Nicholas Assunto, Ronni Berman, Nancy Elyze Brier, Adam Buckley, Jason Carubia, Marta Coppola, Andrea Garmun, Virginia Lity, Luke Lynch, Kevin McNair, Rachel Rothman-Cohen, Dan Ruskin, Frank Smith and Wes Stover.

The show is comprised of 6 original one acts by members of Stratford's SquareWrights Playwright Group:

"Uncle Murray and the Bar Mitzvah" written and directed by Mary Jane Schaefer
An instigating older uncle shares a secret at his nephew’s Bar Mitzvah and learns a lesson in generosity and becoming “an honorable man.”

"The Trouble with Tables" by Liz Appel, directed by Rob Watts
After the invitations, booking a location, and securing the music, the only thing left to plan for Juliette’s Bat Mitzvah is the hardest part – deciding the seating arrangements.

"The Bar Mitzvah at Cana" by Steven Otfinoski, directed by Tom Rushen
Though Mary’s son has never allowed her to brag about the miracles he can perform, he finds himself pressed into service against his will when the two attend a Bar Mitzvah that is in need of one.

"Little Victories" by Tom Rushen, directed by Jason Carubia
A new rabbi faces the challenging task of explaining to a young couple that their son is not Bar Mitzvah material and suggests an alternate goal for the boy.

"Florida or Dead" by Mark Lambeck, directed by Jack Rushen
The ritual committee has some tough decisions to make when a new member family asks for volunteers to help with their son’s upcoming Bar Mitzvah.

"The Bar Mitzvah of Oded Carmeli" by Orna Rawls, directed by Toby Armour
An Israeli man and his American girlfriend go to India to plan his Bar Mitzvah in the only kind of Temple that works for both of them – a Buddhist temple.

Coming Up:
August  12 & 15 –Third by Wendy Wasserstein, Directed by Mark Lambeck

A college professor struggles to deal with her elderly father, rebellious daughter and ailing best friend just as she clashes with a student over the authenticity of his literary paper.