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CLOSE TO HOME (Chicago Jewish Play Reading Festival 2015)
CLOSE TO HOME by Jonathan Gillis
Sunday, March 29, 2015
B'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom
1424 West 183rd St.
Homewood, IL 60430
Check In at 6:30 p.m. Performance at 7:00 p.m.
A routine morning prisoner count on an Israeli base leads to a tragic mistake. Alan, a Scottish-born Israeli reservist and Nabil, a Palestinian doctor, grapple with the outcome -- and the agonizing complexity of the conflict between their Jewish and Arab compatriots.
A discussion and light refreshments follow the play reading.
-- COMMUNITY PARTNERS --
Chicago's South Suburban COOPERATIVE JEWISH COUNCIL (CJC) Congregation Am Echad, Temple Anshe Sholom, B'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, Joliet Jewish Congregation, , JCC Chicago, Zahava-Deborah Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section , Jewish Federation South Suburban Community Services Office, Chai Unit B'nai B'rith, Jewish War Veterans Pvt. Sam Neivelt Post 407
-- ABOUT THE CHICAGO JEWISH PLAY READING FESTIVAL --
8 Days, 8 Locations--Continuum Theater, a new Chicago Jewish performing Arts Organization, produces The Chicago Jewish Play Reading Festival. The festival features 8 contemporary Jewish plays, read by professional actors in 8 locations around the Metropolitan Chicago area. Various synagogues and community organizations partner with us by hosting the readings in their buildings and promoting the festival to their community.
The Chicago Jewish Play Reading Festival 2015 is supported by the Breakthrough Fund: An Innovation of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, and a grant by JCC PresenTense Chicago.
-- INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO THIS EVENT --
They can view this event at
http://closetohome.bpt.me/
The complete festival schedule and other Continuum events can be viewed here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/853387
-- ORDER TICKETS BY PHONE: 1-800-838-3006 EXT. 1 --
-- ABOUT CONTINUUM THEATER --
Continuum Theater is a two year old Chicago Jewish performing arts organization. Our mission is to support Jewish learning, community and cultural continuity by creating, preserving and sharing Jewish performing arts experiences. Continuum Theater is the Midwest producer of The Jewish Play Writing Contest, created by the Jewish Plays Project.
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LocationB'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom (View)
1424 West 183rd St.
Homewood, IL 60430
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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