2011 Season Launch Party
ARTIST BIOS
THE PROGRAM
Event Chair Andrea Wagner
Produced by Ronda Spinak
Group Art Show ~ Curated by Anne Hromadka
Featured Artists: Eve Brandstein, Katie Herzog, Marcie Kaufman, Maddy Le Mel, Eileen Levinson, Laraine Mestman, Doni Silver Simons
Musical Summons ~ Cindy Paley, Niggun & B’ruchot Habaot
Blessing ~ Rabbi Miriyam Glazer
Welcome ~ Andrea Wagner, Event Chair
Artistic Vision ~ Ronda Spinak, Producing Artistic Director
The Embrace of Community ~ JWT Board & Supporters
At-Homes Salon Theatre Selections
Rozhinkes mit Mandlen & Bei Mir Bistu Shein
Sung by Cantor Judy Fox & Shira Fox
But Rachel Was Beautiful, Noah’s Wife, & The Best Role in the Play
Poetry Written and Performed by Eve Brandstein
A Shayna Meydele
Written and Performed by Monica Piper
Dear Metropolitan Diary
Written by Lynne Himelstein
Performed by Shelly Goldstein
Directed by Eve Brandstein
An excerpt from the play, Stories From The Fringe
Written by Rabbi Lynne A. Kern & Ronda Spinak
Directed by Eve Brandstein
Performed by Abby Freeman, Bari Hochwald & Kate Zentall
From A Dream ~ Lynne Himelstein
Closing Song ~ Sung by Cindy Paley
GALLERY

Rabbi Miriyam Glazer opens the event with a blessing

Event Chair Andrea Wagner

Producing Artistic Director Ronda Spinak describes the 2011 Season

Cantors Judy and Shira Fox singing “Rozhinkes mit Mandlen”

Patrons celebrate in spite of rain

Eve Brandstein reading her poetry

Comedian Monica Piper performing “Shayna Meydele”

Actress Shelly Goldstein performing “Dear Metropolitan Diary”

Actress Bari Hochwald performing an excerpt from “Stories from the Fringe”

Actresses Abby Freeman and Kate Zentall during a reading of “Stories from the Fringe”

Audience at Season Launch

Advisory Board member Lynne Himelstein encourages Patrons to join JWT for the season

Cantor Shira Fox and Singer Cindy Paley close the event with a song

Tempting treats courtesy of JWT Co-founder Deena Novak & the JWT Advisory Board

Volunteer, Advisory Board Member Joan Moran, Patron Dr. Ruth Rubenstein