- Jewtopia
"Jewtopia" is a comedic play by
Bryan Fogel andSam Wolfson .It focuses on two friends, Chris O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz.
Gentile Chris is interested in datingJewish women because he feels that they will make his life easier by making all of life's decisions for him. Jewish Adam wants to date Gentile women because he does not wish to be reminded of his roots. The two team up and teach each other how to woo the women of their choice.Most of the play's humor involves jokes about Jewish
stereotypes with occasional humor about body parts and bodily functions. The play makes numerous references to the Jewish online dating website,JDate .Directed by
Andy Fickman , the LA production opened onMay 8 ,2003 atWest Hollywood 's Coast Playhouse, where it ran for a year. Fogel and Wolfson headed the cast.On
October 21 ,2004 , theoff-Broadway production, directed byJohn Tillinger and again starring theplaywrights , opened atManhattan 'sWestside Theatre . It ran for two and a half years and closed on April 29th, 2007, with actorsJosh Heine andJeremy Rishe playing the roles of Chris O'Connel and Adam Lipschitz.In 2006, Fogel and Wolfson published "Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People", a coffee table book inspired by the play.
A winter 2009 tour is planned. [http://jewtopiaworld.com//ticketing.html]
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External links
* [http://jewtopiaworld.com// Official website]
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