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Jewish Journeys

Sarasota Jewish Theatre’s 2025-26 season traveling shows present minimally staged performances of contemporary short plays, presented by professional actors.  These plays are available for performances at synagogues, condo communities, senior living residences, libraries and community organizations.  They can be used as fundraisers for your organization.

We are booking JEWISH JOURNEYS from December – May.  For information contact Sandra Musicante at 941-351-5246, malsandra@comcast.netEach play will include a post-performance discussion upon request.

Can You Ever Forgive Arthur Kleinman

by Bruce J. Bloom
Fifty years ago, Arthur Kleinman refused to go through with his bar mitzvah, embarrassing his family and insulting the integrity of his rabbi. After a lifetime of guilt, he seeks out his 91-year-old rebbe in a nursing home and begs for forgiveness. Why did this happen in the first place? And will Rabbi Shatz finally forgive him?

Daniel Ortega and Those Yom Kippur Blues

by Bruce J. Bloom
Arthur Kleinman is looking for his lost faith in a Latino saloon, where he finds it’s easier to sin than he ever expected. Luis Valencia is his guide, but where to, heaven or hell?

In the Beginning

by Rebecca Ritchie
A comedy which puts a unique spin on an old story. An aged Eve is being interviewed in the Garden of Eden Park across the river from her senior living residence for a documentary film on her life with Adam. When Lilith, an unwelcome guest, shows up, it becomes clear that Eve has been holding a lifetime of resentments. She did all the work and he got all the credit. The revelations come fast and furious, especially when Lilith brings up that infamous snake.

The Last Request of Eddie Carmichael/Cohen

by Bruce J. Bloom
On his deathbed Eddie Carmichael announces he’s Jewish, not Catholic, and that his real name is Cohen. As his dying wish he asks a Rabbi to marry him and Esther Goldman, a Jewish woman he met in the nursing home. Sister Veronica keeps insisting that Eddie is Catholic and delusional. Is he telling the truth? Is he lying? Or is he just plain crazy?