/tags/new-jewish-theatre New Jewish Theatre en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:00:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-02/nominations-for-2023s-best-local-theater-unveiled-by-st-louis-theater-circle Nominees for St. Louis’ best theater performances and productions of 2023 are out from the St. Louis Theater Circle. Winners will be unveiled in March. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:00:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-02/nominations-for-2023s-best-local-theater-unveiled-by-st-louis-theater-circle Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-09-02/belleville-native-miles-brenton-stars-in-world-premiere-of-the-bee-play St. Louis brings Elizabeth Savage’s “The Bee Play” to the stage for the first time. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:24:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-09-02/belleville-native-miles-brenton-stars-in-world-premiere-of-the-bee-play Avery Lea Rogers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-02/st-louis-theater-circle-unveils-nominations-for-the-best-local-theater-in-2020-and-2021 "Chicago," "Jersey Boys" and "King Lear" received the most nominations from the St. Louis Theater Circle. Read the full list of nominees before the group's award ceremony on March 28. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:00:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-02/st-louis-theater-circle-unveils-nominations-for-the-best-local-theater-in-2020-and-2021 Alex Heuer /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless In a heated conversation during the first act of “District Merchants,” a white immigrant tells a black man that he understands the other’s plight: “I know… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 03:09:22 GMT /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2018-12-28/former-st-louis-theater-head-examines-tricky-question-of-race-and-casting-in-2018 In June, theatergoers in St. Louis for a national conference booed a white actor playing an Asian character in The Muny’s production of “Jerome Robbins’… Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:39:32 GMT /arts/2018-12-28/former-st-louis-theater-head-examines-tricky-question-of-race-and-casting-in-2018 Nancy Fowler /arts/2018-04-19/new-jewish-theatre-director-wants-to-focus-on-families-broader-themes-and-collaborations The emphasis is on the “new” for incoming New Jewish Theatre artistic director Edward Coffield. In July, Coffield will take the reins from founder… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:20:27 GMT /arts/2018-04-19/new-jewish-theatre-director-wants-to-focus-on-families-broader-themes-and-collaborations Nancy Fowler /arts/2017-02-02/new-jewish-theatres-intimate-apparel-traces-history-of-keeping-women-in-their-place A play by New Jewish Theatre looks at the constraints placed on women in the early 1900s: the pressure to marry early, within their race.In much of the… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:32:46 GMT /arts/2017-02-02/new-jewish-theatres-intimate-apparel-traces-history-of-keeping-women-in-their-place Nancy Fowler /arts/2016-12-30/st-louis-theater-institutions-celebrated-their-staying-power-in-2016 A half-dozen St. Louis theater companies toasted to longevity in 2016.The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis turned 50 years old and the St. Louis Black… Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:45:04 GMT /arts/2016-12-30/st-louis-theater-institutions-celebrated-their-staying-power-in-2016 Nancy Fowler /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-05-11/jill-sobule-the-supermodel-singer-lends-her-feminism-and-songs-to-new-jewish-theatres-yentl If you don’t know the name Jill Sobule, you certainly know her voice: she sang "Supermodel," the most famous track from the 1995 classic film “Clueless.”… Wed, 11 May 2016 18:29:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-05-11/jill-sobule-the-supermodel-singer-lends-her-feminism-and-songs-to-new-jewish-theatres-yentl Kelly Moffitt /arts/2015-12-02/3-non-holiday-plays-let-you-escape-the-season-but-not-the-family-drama ‘Tis the season for blue-light specials and blow-up Santas. But if you want to get away from December’s traditional trimmings, three plays open this week… Thu, 03 Dec 2015 03:55:41 GMT /arts/2015-12-02/3-non-holiday-plays-let-you-escape-the-season-but-not-the-family-drama Nancy Fowler