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We’re thrilled to announce that one of the short plays we developed in our 2023 Short Play Lab is being turned into a short film — and we are proud to be onboard as producers. One of JewFace’s founding members, Lauren Schaffel, wrote last summer’s comedic short play CATALOGUE OF NOSES, and with help from JewFace member Emily Nash…

The Most Acclaimed Show of Chicago’s 2022-23 Season, JEFF Awards Recommended and JEFF Award Winner A Louisville Premiere Chagall in School by James Sherman Directed by David Chack Chicago JEFF Awards Recommended and Winner of One JEFF Award “Highly recommended: by Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune; Hedy Weiss, WTTW Television; and Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review Chagall…

Read Artistic Director David Chack’s article in Forward, regarding the censorship of Paula Vogel’s play Indecent, in Jacksonville, Florida.  

MICHELLE KHOLOS BROOKS is an award-winning playwright with productions staged internationally and a Playwright-in-Residence at New YorkRep. Awards and distinctions include the Susan Glaspell Award for Htler’s Tasters, the Reva Shiner Comedy Award for Kalamazoo, co-written by Kelly Younger. Htler’s Tasters was also named Best of Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by The Stage…

JewFace: A New Play Lab is a play/performance laboratory that encourages writers and performance artists to create topics that are on the edge, and even subversive about Jewish culture. In Los Angeles, JewFace is a branch of ShPIeL- Performing Identity, a non-profit theater company, in Chicago/Louisville.  Questions or interested in taking part? Message our Founding…