- Theater J
Theater J is a professional theater company located in
Washington, DC dedicated to presenting works that "celebrate the distinctive urban voice and social vision that are part of the Jewish cultural legacy". [cite web |url=http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/theater-j/generalinfo.html |title=Theater J:General Information |accessdate=2008-09-07 |publisher=Washington DC Jewish Community Center] The company performs in the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater, part of the Washington DC Jewish Community Center in the DC'sDupont Circle neighborhood. The Artistic Director isAri Roth . [cite web |url=http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/theater-j/theater-j-staff-bios.html |title=Theater J Staff Bios |accessdate=2008-09-07 |work= |publisher=Washington DC Jewish Community Center]It has been described by the
New York Times as offering "professional polish, thoughtful dramaturgy and nervy experimentation," cite news |first=Trey |last=Graham |title=The Premier Theater for Premieres |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/theater/newsandfeatures/15grah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |work= |publisher= |date=2005-5-15 |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] and byHadassah Magazine as "one of the most successful and avant-garde" of contemporary American Jewish theaters. [cite news |first=Rahel |last=Musleah |title=The Many Stages of Jewish Life |url=http://www.hadassah.org/news/content/per_hadassah/archive/2002/Oct_02/Arts.htm |publisher=Hadassah Magazine |date=October 2002 |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] The company is also known for its record of premiering new works. TheNew York Times called Theater J "The Premier Theater for Premieres." Theater J has shown premieres byRichard Greenberg (Bal Masque ),Ariel Dorfman (Picasso’s Closet ),Joyce Carol Oates (The Tattooed Girl ) andWendy Wasserstein (Third).References
External links
* [http://www.theaterj.org Theater J Homepage]
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