Be a part of the JPP and Reinvent the future of Jewish Theater
Become a Community Panel Reader
Since 2011, the Jewish Playwriting Contest has ignited a revolution in Jewish theater that is reverberating around the nation. Now, you can join their ranks and have your voice be a part of 21st Century Jewish theater. Here’s how it works.
1.YOU READ
The JPP delivers all the plays via a private, pass-word protected website to Panel Readers. (A full set of plays is equivalent to one mid-sized novel.) Read as many as you like!
Six Weeks (1 Week per play)
2. YOU GATHER
Readers in each city, region or virtual panel gather for a fascinating 90-minute full of conversation and disagreement, Jewish-style.
1 Night
3.YOU VOTE
Panelists vote on the Top Three plays that best represent the Jewish conversation in their community. Fun fact – 95% of groups choose a different Top Three!
10 Minutes
OR START YOUR OWN THEATER CHAVURAH!
Hosting a JPP Community Panel is perfect for JCC arts departments, synagogue teen and adult education directors, community arts leaders, and anyone who can gather a minyan (10 Jews over the age of 13).
BE A PART OF THE CONTEST!
You can be a part of this incredible movement in Jewish Art and Identity by hosting a JPP theater Chavurah!!
What is a Chavurah?
A chavurah (lit. “fellowship”) traditionally is a small group of like-minded Jews who gather together with a common purpose.
A JPP chavurah is a community gathering in which you and friends come together to read and discuss the best new Jewish plays of the year.
Your community selects the top three new Jewish plays in your area!
Your votes count towards the national Jewish Playwriting Contest winner, announced in June!
How does it work?
The JPP connects you with this year’s Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist plays.
You and your community read and evaluate these plays ahead of the chavurah.
Everyone at the chavurah discusses the plays and important, contemporary Jewish ideas.
You all vote on the top three new Jewish plays for your region.
Participation costs your organization only $360.
You will also (virtually!) invite at least 36 attendees to the national celebration in June, where they’ll see videos of the top three plays chosen nationally. (Tickets to this are $10 per person, ie. there is an ask of an additional $360; however, that is ideally raised through ticket sales to your community)
If your organization brings more than 36 attendees to the June celebration, you receive a portion of ticket sales.
What do you need to do?
- Invite your community to the chavurah! Gather a group within your community who are excited to be some of the first people in the country to read these new Jewish plays. Four participants? Great! Fourteen? Also great!
- Read the Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist plays
- Vote at the chavurah!
- Attend the national celebration in June, with your community, to find out the winner!
BE A PART OF THE CONTEST!
You can be a part of this incredible movement in Jewish Art and Identity by hosting a JPP theater Chavurah!!
What is a Chavurah?
A chavurah (lit. “fellowship”) traditionally is a small group of like-minded Jews who gather together with a common purpose.
A JPP chavurah is a community gathering in which you and friends come together to read and discuss the best new Jewish plays of the year.
Your community selects the top three new Jewish plays in your area!
Your votes count towards the national Jewish Playwriting Contest winner, announced in June!
How does it work?
The JPP connects you with this year’s Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist plays.
You and your community read and evaluate these plays ahead of the chavurah.
Everyone at the chavurah discusses the plays and important, contemporary Jewish ideas.
You all vote on the top three new Jewish plays for your region.
Participation costs your organization only $360.
You will also (virtually!) invite at least 36 attendees to the national celebration in June, where they’ll see videos of the top three plays chosen nationally. (Tickets to this are $10 per person, ie. there is an ask of an additional $360; however, that is ideally raised through ticket sales to your community)
If your organization brings more than 36 attendees to the June celebration, you receive a portion of ticket sales.
What do you need to do?
- Invite your community to the chavurah! Gather a group within your community who are excited to be some of the first people in the country to read these new Jewish plays. Four participants? Great! Fourteen? Also great!
- Read the Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist plays
- Vote at the chavurah!
- Attend the national celebration in June, with your community, to find out the winner!