Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh explained

Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh is a Pittsburgh-based theatre company that produces theatre from a Jewish perspective. Established in 2001 by Tito Braunstein, the company held productions in the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill until 2007, when it went dark. In 2011, the theater re-formed with a new board of directors and began producing plays at the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Shadyside.^{[1] [2]} The theatre has produced established plays such as Israel Horovitz's Lebensraum,^[3] Arthur Miller's The Price,^[4] and Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo,^[5] as well as newer works such as Aaron Posner's The Chosen^[6] and Amy Hartman's Mazel^[7] and musicals such as That's Life^[2] and Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years.^[6]

See also

• Theatre in Pittsburgh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh » About . Jewishtheatrepgh.org . 2001-04-01 . 2012-07-07 .
2. Web site: Stage preview: Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh returns to Rodef Shalom - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Post-gazette.com . 2012-06-11 . 2012-07-07.
3. Web site: All About Jewish Theatre - Israel Horovitz's "Lebensraum" at The Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh . Jewish-theatre.com . 2012-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070505204742/http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=1266 . 2007-05-05 .
4. Web site: Stage Preview: Reviving Arthur Miller's 'The Price' . Old.post-gazette.com . 2003-03-16 . 2012-07-07.
5. Web site: Stage: 'The Producers' is only the beginning . Old.post-gazette.com . 2002-09-13 . 2012-07-07.
6. Web site: Stage Preview: New artistic director starts season with 'Chosen' . Old.post-gazette.com . 2007-06-07 . 2012-07-07.
7. Web site: Tybout . Andy . Grip of the past: Mazel, at Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh. | Theater Reviews + Features | Pittsburgh City Paper . Pghcitypaper.com . 2012-07-07.