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Chulpan Khamatova in “Our Class.” (Irina Danilova)
Posted inTheater

When betrayal leads to murder: ‘Our Class,’ set in 1941, coming to S.F. stage

by Sue Fishkoff March 6, 2026March 10, 2026

In July 1941, in a small village in Nazi-occupied Poland, hundreds of Jews were burned to death in a barn — not by the Nazis, but by their own non-Jewish […]

Posted inReaders' Choice 2025

Culture: Local Live Theater – Readers’ Choice 2025

by J. Staff November 13, 2025December 4, 2025
Michael Naishtut and Roni Geva star in the Braid's "Traveler's Prayer." (David Chiu)

(note file name says Jill Remez but she's cropped out)
Posted inTheater

Where next? L.A. Jewish theater troupe brings travelers’ tales to Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Dean Linnard stars as drag queen Arnold Beckoff in Marin Theatre Company’s production of "Torch Song." (Photo/David Allen)
Posted inTheater

Harvey Fierstein’s Jewish and queer classic ‘Torch Song’ comes to Marin

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
Ari'el Stachel rehearses his one-man show. (Photo/Muriel Steinke)
Posted inTheater

Tony winner Ari’el Stachel comes home to Berkeley to premiere deeply personal one-man show

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 9, 2023July 10, 2025
Debórah Eliezer plays a multitude of characters in "(dis)Place[d]." (Photo/Wendy Yalom)
Posted inTheater

‘(dis)Place[d]’: One-woman show is a journey through generations of Iraqi Jews

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 28, 2022September 28, 2022
Roger Guenveur Smith is the writer and star of "Otto Frank," playing at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco this month.
Posted inTheater

One-man play about Anne Frank’s father, Otto, comes to San Francisco

by Dan Pine March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
In "Shylock," Doug Brook plays Jon Davies, an actor playing the role of Shylock in a production of "Merchant of Venice." (Photo/Edmond Kwong-ImageWurx)
Posted inCulture

Jewish actor tackles Shylock, and audience expectations, in San Jose show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Danny Scheie as Ghost in “Imaginary Comforts, or The Story of the Ghost of the Dead Rabbit” (Photo/Berkeley Repertory Theatre-Joel Dockendorf)
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Daniel Handler takes us down the rabbit hole in imaginative play

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 12, 2017March 23, 2018
raviv sings into a mic
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Let there be music! Here are some high notes for the weekend

by Liz Harris May 18, 2017March 23, 2018

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