AGGADOT BAYA'AR, FOLKTALES IN THE FOREST by Zachary Christman, Theatre at the J, Dell Jewish Community Center, June 9, 16, 23, 2013

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This one-of-a-kind, interactive performance is sure to entertain and engage every member of the family! Set on the JCC’s wooded trail, the show will transport audiences into the magical world of Jewish folktales, where you never know quite what you’ll find around the bend. Young audience members will be enlisted by our characters to assist in a special quest as they journey together through an enchanted forest, providing a fun, hands-on introduction to the world of Jewish folklore through theater. But this world-premiere production by Houston playwright Zachary Christman, commissioned especially for JCC Austin/Theater at the J, isn’t just for kids; audience members of every generation will revel in encountering the mythic scenes that await throughout each segment of this unique theatrical adventure!

Running Time: 50 Minutes; Some walking required.

Directed by Adam Roberts, this show features: Robert Deike, Toby Minor, Joseph Dailey and Evelyn Lalonde. Costumes and props by Talena and Trudy Martinez.

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TONGUES by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin, Theatre at the J, Austin, April 20 - 28, 2013

[Dell Jewish Community Center, 7400 Hart Lane, Austin 78731 - click for map]

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Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience as this landmark theatrical experiment plunges into the JCC swimming pool. Written by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin, this surreal, deeply moving mediation on life and death spans cultural legacies and generation boundaries as it explores questions that unite humanity at life's end. Tongues is a two-person tour de force that melds voice, percussion, movement, and water in a way unlike anything you have experienced before.

Show times are
Saturday, April 20 8PM
Sunday, April 21 6PM
Saturday, April 27 8PM
Sunday, April 28 6PM

Directed byAdam Roberts; Featuring  Eric Ferguson and Michael Arnold

Be sure to bring your swimsuit and join us in the pool -- yes, the production will be staged in the J's (heated) swimming pool, and we want to see you there! There will be plenty of deck seating for the hydrophobic (and all audience members under age 18), so fear not if "water viewing" isn't your style. On the other hand, how many times in life will you be able to tell someone, "I went to the theater last night -- and experienced it from inside a pool!?"

Tickets $15 - $18. To reserve your tickets, call Amy Minor at (512) 735-8050 or visit 
https://www.shalomaustin.org/tongues

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Youth Auditions for Annie, Get Your Gun, Theatre at the J, March 19, 2013

Theater at the J announces AUDITIONS for the JCC’s Annual Musical Theatre Workshop Production (for ages 5-18), Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun directed by Theater at the J Artistic Director Adam Roberts.

For nearly a decade, Theater at the J's summer youth musical has been a mainstay on the JCC campus. Since then-Director of Cultural Arts Crystal Connally was inspired to mount Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with an all-youth cast in 2004, Theater at the J has presented a total of twelve subsequent youth productions, including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2005), A Year with Frog and Toad (2006), Seussical (2007), Singin' in the Rain (2008), Cinderella and Into the Woods (2009), Crazy for You and Honk! (2010), Children of Eden and Once Upon a Mattress (2011), and Peter Pan and The Wind in the Willows (2012). The tradition continues in 2013 with Theater at the J's exciting production of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun.


This musical tribute to the famed Annie Oakley (featuring such notable Berlin tunes as "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" and "There's No Business Like Show Business") will be performed by a rip-roarin' cast of kids aged 5-18. During the course of a four-week workshop culminating in a full week of performances, students learn about the art of theater through both its practice in production and by taking part in technique classes taught by highly respected instructors of voice, dance and acting. 

Theater at the J strives to simulate a professional experience for its young performers, with each youth production featuring set, costume and lighting design by acclaimed professionals, in addition to professional stage management, direction, and choreography. It's an experience that keeps kids coming back year after year, with several Musical Theater Workshop alumni having performed in upwards of five summers' worth of productions.


Theater at the J's 2013 Musical Theater Workshop will take place from June 23^rd-July 17^th, with performances running from July 18^th-25^th on the JCC Community Hall Stage.  

Auditions are open to all students aged 5-18 and will take place on Tuesday, March 19^th at 6:30 pm. Auditions are open to members and non-members of the JCC, and auditionees may choose to enroll in an optional audition prep class to be held on Monday, March 18th. For more information regarding audition requirements, workshop tuition, or other details, please contact the Youth and Teen Support Manager Amy Minor at amy.minor@shalomaustin.org or 512-735-8050.

Adam Roberts Appointed Artistic Director of Theatre at the J

Published in the January 2012 edition of

Adam Roberts Appointed Artistic Director of Theatre at the J

The JCC Youth and Teen Department announces the appointment of Adam Roberts as the new Artistic Director of Theatre at the J. He succeeds Trisha Reed Baughman, who also directed the JCC’s School of Dance prior to relocating to the East Coast with her family.

Roberts has served as musical director or choreographer for over one hundred productions to date, with choreography credits including two European concert tours. He has taught and coached musical theatre voice, acting and dance styles throughout the country. His students have appeared on and off-Broadway, in regional theatre and national tours, and on film and network television. In addition to his current role as Musical Director for Music Theatre Online: 1866-1923 with the New York Public Library and the University of Maryland--College Park, Adam is a contributing writer and arts critic for the Austin Chronicle and is currently writing a book focused on music analysis for practitioners of musical theatre. [. . .]

Theatre at the J summer musical auditions are Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday, March 21. Contact Adam for more details at adam.roberts@shalomaustin.org. Registration opens for Performing Arts Camp at the JCC Summer Camp Fest on Sunday, January 8 at 1:30 p.m. in the JCC Community Hall.

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Upcoming: Children of Eden, musical by Theater at the J, July 30 - August 7

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Theater at the J summer youth production workshop

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CHILDREN OF EDEN

Saturday, July 30 - 8 pm
Sunday, July 31 - 7 pm
Tuesday, August 2 - 7 pm
Thursday, August 4 - 7 pm
Sunday, August 7 - 2 pm

All performances in the JCC Community Hall Stage, 7400 Hart Lane (click for map)
Tickets $10 JCC Members/ $13 Non-members
Box office opens an hour before show time / Doors open at half hour.
Seating is on a first come first served basis

From Stephen Schwartz ("Godspell" and "Pippin") and John Caird of "Les Miserables" comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business!

Freely based on the story of Genesis, "Children Of Eden" is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that "the hardest part of love... is letting go."

Upcoming: The Jungle Book, Academy of Acting at the Dell Jewish Community Center, June 22 - 23

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Academy of Acting

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The Jungle Book

June 22 - 23, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

JCC Community Hall Stage
Dell Jewish Community Campus, 7300 Hart Lane (click for map)
Driving Directions: From Mo-Pac North, exit Far West Boulevard. Take Far West Blvd. west and take a right on Hart Lane. The Dell Jewish Community Campus is 1/2-block down on the left.

The lush and lively jungle comes alive on the JCC stage in this exciting adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, an epic story of Mowgli, the jungle boy, who is raised by wolves. In this enchanting tale of tails, Mowgli finds himself captured by the monkeys and taken to the abandoned city where all the jungle animals come to his rescue. He then is hunted by Shere Khan, the ferocious tiger, where a battle ensues. Finally, Mowgli must make the choice of becoming a man or staying a cub.

This classic adventure has specifically been created for the JCC and is filled with numerous characters, both big and small, and is sure to entice audiences of all ages! The Jungle Book performances are in the Community Hall Stage. Box Office opens at 6pm (tickets only sold at door) and seating is a first come first served basis. Concessions will be sold.

Contact: Trisha Baughman, (512) 735-8058, Email: trisha.baughman@shalomaustin.org

Upcoming: Shakespeare, Politics and Shylock: A Political Forum, Austin Shakespeare, March 24 and 26

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Shakespeare, Politics, and Shylock: A Political Forum

Directed by Ann Ciccolella.

Austin Shakespeare will offer scenes and discussion about “Shakespeare, Politics & Shyock”; speakers include: UT professor Dr. Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute and on Thursday only: Dr. James Loehlin, Shakespeare at Winedale Regents Professor.

Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane (click for map), 8 p.m. Thurs., March 24 and

Curtain Theater, 7400 Coldwater Canyon Dr. (click for directions and map), 8 p.m., Sat., March 26

Jewish Community Center of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, 78731

TICKETS: $35–$15; $15 for students, all performances. $10 seniors JCC.

Tickets are on sale now at nowplayingaustin.com or by calling (512) 474-8497.

Delicious Kosher treats and refreshments will be on sale at the JCC.

For Sat. March 26, Special pre-show champagne reception with speakers and actors at 7 pm.

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Austin Shakespeare will offer scenes and discussion about “Shakespeare, Politics & Shyock” at both the Austin Jewish Community Center and at Richard Garriott’s Curtain Theater, which is a replica of an Elizabethan theater. Speakers include UT professor Dr. Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute and, on Thursday only, Dr. James Loehlin, Shakespeare at Winedale Regents Professor.

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Upcoming: Shakespeare, Politics and Shylock: A Political Forum, Austin Shakespeare, March 24 and 26

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Shakespeare, Politics, and Shylock: A Political Forum

For two nights only, Austin Shakespeare presents a political forum discussing Shakespeare's controversial portrayal of the Jew "Shylock" in The Merchant of Venice. The event includes scenes from the production plus a lively question and answer session featuring experts on the topic.

Thursday, March 24 at 8 pm
The Jewish Community Center of Austin

Saturday, March 26 at 8 pm
The Curtain Theatre