On The Bimah (formerly known as Theatre Schmooze) is a monthly podcast where we chat with Jewish theatre makers from around the world about their art, Judaism, and vision for theater’s future. Hosted by Danielle Levsky, On The Bimah features one-on-one conversations with artists that will illuminate the heart, soul, and diversity of contemporary Jewish theatre. On The Bimah is an Alliance for Jewish Theatre program, produced by Danny Debner and Danielle Levsky. Our theme music is by Ilya Lev ...
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An Inner Knowing: Tova Hopemark - Season 4, Episode 4
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"An Inner Knowing: Tova Hopemark" (Season 4, Episode 4), the newest episode of our season, dropped Monday, August 14. We called to the Bimah actor, playwright, and filmmaker Dr. Tova Hopemark, who is based in the NYC metro area. Dr. Hopemark shared insights into her film "Alright, Robot", where she plays a Jewish millennial struggling with isolatio…
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What Has Always Been / Radicle, not Radical - Season 4, Episode 3 with Bronwen Mullin and Nicole Fix
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"What Has Always Been / Radicle, not Radical" (Season 4, Episode 3), the newest episode of our season, dropped Monday, May 20. We called to the Bimah composer, playwright and teacher Bronwen Mullin (she/her) and rabbi, writer, teacher, and theater artist Nicole Fix (she/her). Based in West Philly, Bronwen and Nicole are the co-founders of the Rabbi…
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Theory from Theater - Season 4, Episode 2 with Jesse Freedman
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"Theory from Theater" (Season 4, Episode 2), the new episode of our season, dropped Monday, May 6. We called to the Bimah director, playwright, and performance artist Jesse Freedman (he/him). Based in New York City, Jesse is the Artistic Director of Meta-Phys Ed., a multidisciplinary performance group that grapples with philosophical and political …
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On The Bimah: A World of Difference - Season 4, Episode 1 with Daryl Eisenberg
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"A World of Difference" (Season 4, Episode 1), the new episode of our season, dropped Wednesday, April 3. We called to the Bimah casting director Daryl Eisenberg (she/her), founder of Eisenberg Casting. Based in New York City, Daryl has cast an impressive range of projects across theater, film, television and new media. Her office is committed to p…
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On The Bimah: All of It and None of It - Season 3, Episode 8 with Antonia Lassar
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"All of It and None of It" (Season 3, Episode 8), the final episode of our season, dropped Wednesday, November 29. We called to the Bimah the comedian and theater artist Antonia Lassar (she/they). Based in Los Angeles, Antonia has earned viral fame on TikTok for her sketches about Jewish cultural quirks. They have toured the country with their prod…
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On The Bimah: Pride is the Opposite of Shame - Season 3, Episode 7 with Adam Odsess-Rubin
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For "Pride is the Opposite of Shame" (Season 3, Episode 7), which dropped Thursday, September 7, we called to the Bimah Founding Artistic Director of National Queer Theater Adam Odsess-Rubin. Based in New York City, Adam founded NQT in 2018 to provide a creative home for LGBTQ+ artists and showcase unheard voices within the community. We had an enl…
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On The Bimah: Our Complex Selves - Season 3, Episode 6 with Hayley Finn
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For "Our Complex Selves" (Season 3, Episode 6), which dropped today, Tuesday, July 11, we called to the Bimah the newest Artistic Director of Theater J, Hayley Finn, based in Washington DC. Hayley joined us to discuss her approach to her new role, influenced by her diverse professional theatre experiences including her time at the Playwrights' Cent…
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On The Bimah: A Thousand Faces - Season 3, Episode 5 with Gwydion Suilebhan
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Our podcast has a new name! The podcast formerly known as Theatre Schmooze is now called "On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists". We're excited to have you here! For "A Thousand Faces" (Season 3, Episode 5), which dropped today, Wednesday, April 4, we called to the Bimah a very special guest: writer, cultural critic, arts advocate, admi…
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On The Bimah: Connecting and Rebelling - Season 3, Episode 4 with Dorit Nowparvar and Matthew Nouriel
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Our podcast has a new name! The podcast formerly known as Theatre Schmooze is now called "On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists". We're excited to have you here! For "Connecting and Rebelling" (Season 3, Episode 4), which dropped today, Tuesday, March 14, we called to the Bimah two special guests: author, poet, Persian, Jewish mother, a…
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On The Bimah: The Role of the Bystander - Season 3, Episode 3 with Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich
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Our podcast has a new name! The podcast formerly known as Theatre Schmooze is now called "On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists". We're excited to have you here! And with our new name, we're launching our next podcast with not one, but two guests. For "The Role of the Bystander" (Season 3, Episode 3), which dropped on Tuesday, January 2…
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Theatre Schmooze: Storytelling in Community - Season 3, Episode 2 with Ronda Spinak
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"Storytelling in Community" (Season 3, Episode 2) dropped on Wednesday, November 16 with our seventeenth guest: Ronda Spinak, Founder and Artistic Director of The Braid, based in Los Angeles, California. Tune in as Ronda and Danielle discuss how The Braid's collaborations with institutions, like the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Monica Piper, in pr…
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Theatre Schmooze: Finding A Fairytale - Season 3, Episode 1 with Lila Rose Kaplan
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"Finding a Fairytale" (Season 3, Episode 1) dropped on Monday, October 10 with our seventeenth guest: Lila Rose Kaplan, a playwright and writer based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Tune in as Lila Rose and Danielle discuss how Lila's plays have developed and changed with every performance, what creating work during the pandemic felt like, and her up…
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Theatre Schmooze: Letting History Live - Season 2, Episode 8 with Alix Sobler
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"Letting History Live" (Season 2, Episode 8) dropped on Monday, September 19 with our sixteenth guest: Alix Sobler, a writer, performer, and theater artist based in New York City. Tune in as Alix and Danielle discuss her psychological thriller podcast movie Ghostwriter, her plays Hindsight and LastNight in Inwood, and the journey her work has gone …
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Theatre Schmooze: Where Music and Theater Meet - Season 2, Episode 7 with Ben Caplan
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"Where Music and Theater Meet" (Season 2, Episode 7) dropped on Wednesday, August 17 with our fifteenth guest: Ben Caplan, a writer and performer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Tune in as Ben and Danielle discuss Ben's piece "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story", his relationship to immigration and diaspora, and his work as a musician and theat…
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Theatre Schmooze: A Listening Tour - Season 2, Episode 6 with Willow Jade Norton
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"A Listening Tour" (Season 2, Episode 6) dropped on Wednesday, July 20 with our fourteenth guest: Willow Jade Norton, a theatre director, arts administrator, teacher, arts advocate, and, Alliance for Jewish Theatre’s new Executive Director, based in Oregon. Tune in as Willow and Danielle discuss Willow's dreams for AJT, how her previous leadership …
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Theatre Schmooze: A Map On My Face - Season 2, Episode 5 with Yehuda Hyman
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"A Map On My Face" (Season 2, Episode 5) dropped on Friday, June 24 with our thirteenth guest: Yehuda Hyman (The Mad 7, Swan Lake Calhoun, Center of the Star), an actor, playwright, dancer, and choreographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Tune in as Yehuda and Danielle discuss Yehuda's solo show "The Dancing Room", his career shift from dancing to wr…
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Theatre Schmooze: Space and Place - Season 2, Episode 4 with Maya Arad-Yasur
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"Space and Place" (Season 2, Episode 4) dropped on Friday, May 20 with our twelfth guest: Maya Arad-Yasur (Amsterdam, Suspended, God Waits at the Station), a playwright based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Tune in as Maya and Danielle discuss Jewishness and theatrical identity, the process for creating Maya's plays, and discoveries made by different companie…
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Theatre Schmooze: A Recurring Lense - Season 2, Episode 3 with Ali Viterbi
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Theatre Schmooze: A Recurring Lense - Season 2, Episode 3 with Ali Viterbi A Recurring Lense - Season 2, Episode 3 dropped on Wednesday, April 13 with our eleventh guest: Ali Viterbi, playwright and television writer, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Tune in as Ali and Danielle discuss her multiple world premieres of In Every Generation, educatio…
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Theatre Schmooze: Merging Worlds - Season 2, Episode 2 with Kendell Pinkney
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Theatre Schmooze: Merging Worlds - Season 2, Episode 2 with Kendell Pinkney Merging Worlds - Season 2, Episode 1 dropped on Friday, March 18, 2022 with our tenth guest: Kendell Pinkney, theatre artist, creative producer, and almost rabbi, based in Brooklyn, New York. Tune in as Kendell and Danielle discuss reflecting and merging multiple identities…
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Theatre Schmooze: Unravelling Identity - Season 2, Episode 1 with Hadar Galron
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Theatre Schmooze: Unravelling Identity - Season 2, Episode 1 with Hadar Galron Unravelling Identity - Season 2, Episode 1 dropped on Friday, February 18, 2022 with our ninth guest: Hadar Galron, playwright, actress, director, screenwriter, songwriter, and comedienne, based in Ramat-Gahn, Israel. Tune in as Hadar and Danielle discuss Jewish identity…
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Theatre Schmooze: The Personal & The Universal - Season 1, Episode 8 with Adam Immerwahr
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Theatre Schmooze: The Personal & The Universal - Season 1, Episode 8 with Adam Immerwahr The Personal & The Universal, Season 1, Episode 8 dropped on Sunday, October 31, 2021 with our eighth guest: Adam Immerwahr, Theater director and producer and the Artistic Director of Theater J. Tune in as Adam and Danielle discuss Theater J’s mission and produ…
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Theatre Schmooze: Wandering Jews - Season 1, Episode 7 with Anna Ziegler
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Theatre Schmooze: Wandering Jews - Season 1, Episode 7 with Anna Ziegler Wandering Jews, Season 1, Episode 7 dropped on Thursday, September 30, 2021 with our seventh guest: Anna Ziegler, an award-winning Jewish playwright whose widely produced play PHOTOGRAPH 51 won London’s 2016 WhatsOnStage award for Best New Play. Tune in as Anna and Danielle di…
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Theatre Schmooze: Reimagined Rooms - Season 1, Episode 6 with Alex Chester
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Episode 6 (Reimagined Rooms) dropped on Thursday, August 19, 2021 with our sixth guest: Alex Chester, a Jewish and Asian Actor, Writer, Podcaster, Influencer, and Producer and the Editor-in-Chief of Mixed Asian Media Fest. Tune in as Alex and Danielle discuss diversifying Jewish performance spaces, sharing stories from mixed AAPI performers, Jewish…
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Theatre Schmooze: Forward or Falling? - Season 1, Episode 5 with Rebecca Taichman
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Forward or Falling?, Episode 5 dropped on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 with our fifth guest: Rebecca Taichman, theatre director and the 2017 winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction for her work on Indecent by Paula Vogel. Tune in as Rebecca and Danielle discuss Jewish identity, past and future productions of Indecent, and how the theatre industry n…
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Theatre Schmooze: Caring & Clowning - Season 1, Episode 4 with Jeremy Aluma
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Theatre Schmooze: Caring & Clowning - Season 1, Episode 4 with Jeremy Aluma Episode 4 dropped on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 with our fourth guest: Jeremy Aluma, an award-winning, Jewish-American theatre director and producer of Iraqi descent and Executive Director of Alliance for Jewish Theatre. Tune in as Jeremy and Danielle discuss Jewish identity,…
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Theatre Schmooze: Intersections of Identity - Season 1, Episode 3 with Yehudah Jai Husband
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Intersections of Identity, Episode 3 dropped on Monday, May 31, 2021 with our third guest: Yehudah Jai Husband, a Black, Jewish, Queer theatre producer, playwright, and NAACP award-winning animator. Tune in as Yehudah and Danielle discuss race, racism, antisemitism, and how Yehudah’s numerous intersections have informed his life and work. Theatre S…
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Theatre Schmooze: Radical Representation - Season 1, Episode 2 with Kimberly Senior
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Radical Representation, Episode 2 dropped on Thursday, April 15, 2021 with our second guest: Kimberly Senior, a Jewish woman director of Disgraced, Sheltered, and The Whipping Man. Tune in as she and Danielle discuss Jewish representation and identity in theatre. Theatre Schmooze, an all-new, monthly podcast from Alliance for Jewish Theatre where w…
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Theatre Schmooze: Making with Meaning - Season 1, Episode 1 with Emily Mann
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Theatre Schmooze, an all-new, monthly podcast from Alliance for Jewish Theatre where we chat with Jewish theatre makers from around the world about their art, Judaism, and vision for theater’s future. Theatre Schmooze: Making with Meaning - Season 1, Episode 1 with Emily Mann Hosted by Danielle Levsky (AJT Board Member, writer, clown, performer, pr…
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Theatre Schmooze is an all-new, monthly podcast from Alliance for Jewish Theatre where we chat with Jewish theatre makers from around the world about their art, Judaism, and vision for theater’s future. Enjoy this short 1-minute promo before our official launch. Hosted by Danielle Levsky (AJT Board Member, writer, clown, performer, producer, and th…
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