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Salon Theatre Themes for 2027

Chutzpah & Salsa 2

The long-awaited sequel to our smash hit show! Enjoy these fresh, delightful, authentic stories from Latin Jews.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of Latin Jews!
Deadline to Submit: October 1, 2026

Are you a Latin Jew with a story to tell? Take us into funny situations of cultural experiences or the hard struggles of holding your identity. Over a decade ago, our groundbreaking theatre show Chutzpah & Salsa shared with the world inspiring Latin Jewish stories. Now it’s time for a new collection — and yours could be one of them. Submit a story to us!

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Dwell

Warm, whimsical, and wise stories of home, family, and the places we live… inside us.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of home!
Deadline to Submit: October 1, 2026

More info coming soon.

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A Hero Among Us

True stories of Jewish fearlessness and the moments we fall short, in the military and in everyday life.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of Jews in the military!
Deadline to Submit: October 1, 2026

More info coming soon.

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Unfiltered

Funny, poignant, and revelatory stories written by Jewish teens.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories by Jewish teens!
Deadline to Submit: November 23, 2026

Do you have a true story that explores your identity, Judaism, or the challenges and/or joys of coming of age today? It could be performed on stage by a professional Jewish theatre in The Braid’s new storytelling show, UNFILTERED! You can send us your college personal essay — it might work!

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Candlelight Storytelling Themes for 2026

Mystical Magical

Tell us your true Jewish stories of a moment of wonder, mystery, or a time you longed for magic—but life had other plans.

Candlelight Storytelling event featuring stories of magic!
Deadline to Submit: October 26, 2026

Have you ever experienced something you couldn’t explain—a strange coincidence, a haunting, or a mystical moment that changed you? For Hanukkah and the “season of miracles,” we’re looking for true Jewish stories of wonder, mystery, and happenings beyond explanation. We also want to hear your funny, heartfelt stories where you longed for a bit of magic, but got bupkis instead. Or a moment that felt undeniably supernatural, until it turned out to have an ordinary explanation.

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Begin Again

Unexpected, humorous, and meaningful Jewish stories of starting over and the surprising path that followed—whether it led to what you hoped for, or something else entirely.

Submissions are now closed.

Candlelight Storytelling event featuring stories of starting over!
Deadline to Submit: July 10, 2026

Tell us what happened when you tried to make a change and start over. Did your life open up? Or maybe it didn’t quite work out the way you hoped. Or did you turn away from the possibility because beginning again felt too hard? What was the fallout? Share your true Jewish stories about fresh starts, difficult choices, and the challenge of beginning again.

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Salon Theatre Themes for 2028

This World Couldn’t See Me

We invite Jews with any form of disability, whether visible or invisible, to share your true stories and experiences with the Braid Theater community.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of passion and guilty pleasure!
Deadline to Submit: March 30, 2027

We welcome true stories of your strategies, vulnerabilities, humor and resilience as members of our tribe. This invitation extends to those with disabilities as well as to caregivers, friends and family. We look forward to reading and learning from your stories. 

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Naughty Nights

Secret Jewish stories that descend into the naughtier side of life.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of passion and guilty pleasure!
Deadline to Submit: March 30, 2027

Do you have a spicy story about the forbidden? A cautionary tale that left you breathless? Or a bitter lesson learned from having done wrong? Share your naughty, secret tales for this racy new theatre show!

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Some Good Men

Stories of inspiring men and how they impact us.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of honorable gentlemen!
Deadline to Submit: March 30, 2027

Celebrate the masculine with these funny and poignant tales about being a good guy.

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Two Faiths, One Love

Interfaith families reveal the humorous challenges and unlikely situations that lead to often surprising outcomes in a blended home.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of Interfaith families!
Deadline to Submit: March 30, 2027

What happens inside homes located at the crossroads of religions? How does it work or not? Is yours a mix of religions or even just different approaches to Judaism? Share with us your true stories that resulted in everyone laughing together or pushing the family to its breaking point.

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Too Old For This *#+% !

Getting older isn’t easy, but the alternative is worse. Share with us your funny, painful, or joyous stories about aging.

On stage Salon Theatre show featuring stories of aging!
Deadline to Submit: March 30, 2027

Share a story about a hilarious moment when you realized “I’m getting too old for this”? Or a difficult confrontation with mortality? What is the Jewish wit and wisdom you discovered in the process? Submit your stories that show what aging is really all about.

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StoryNosh Themes

Stories on Film

Share with us your most American moment that gave you a sense of pride and belonging. Whether you’re an immigrant or native born, we want to hear how you’re empowered by being Jewish and American. 

Stories on Film
Submission now closed.

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Cabins, archery, color war and coming-of-age. It’s camp! Jewish or not, it comes with the freedom to explore, falter and grow. Submit your silliest, most daring, or heartbreaking story of a time at summer camp that changed your heart and/or mind. 

Stories on Film
Submissions are now closed.

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Are you a Jewish veteran? Whether it’s ridiculous tales of boot camp, intense moments of combat, or poignant experiences after you left the military, we want your true stories of military service through a Jewish lens.

Stories on Film
Submissions are now closed.

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Not all food is created equal. Some does not satisfy the requirements of Jewish law.  Others don’t nourish our souls or fill our bellies. Some food we crave. Some we hate. Tell us your outrageous, moving, or even tragic story about how Jewish food has played a role in your life.

Stories on Film
Submissions are now closed.

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Do you have a story of being a child of an interfaith marriage or marrying someone of a different faith? Or of connections with people or groups of different religious beliefs? Your story might share humor, pain, warmth, or love. But please, share it with us!

Stories on Film
Submissions are now closed.

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The bond between friends holds a special kind of magic. Do you have a friendship story that makes you belly laugh or shed buckets of tears? Did a friendship challenge you to grow, support you in a time of need, or simply change you forever? Share with us your most powerful, heartbreaking or magical friendship story! 

Stories on Film
Submissions are now closed.

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Motherhood is full of triumph, tribulation and true love. Tell us your laugh-out-loud, trying and heartfelt Jewish story of having a mother and/or being a mother. (We are looking for stories that challenge/expand the well-worn cliche mother stories!)

Submissions are now closed.

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Share with us your most moving, challenging or humorous moment with your father (or dad figure) or as a dad yourself. A Jewish story perfect for Father’s Day. 

Submissions are now closed.

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Break the chains…. Literally! and tell us your story of how you freed yourself. Was it hard to part the sea?  Or were you unable to cross it? Was your liberation a physical or spiritual one?  Whatever it was, share it with us.

Submissions are now closed.

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We gather our family, our ingredients, our thoughts — all in hopes of a successful Thanksgiving. Share with us your most hilarious, heartfelt or challenging moment when celebrating Thanksgiving became a time you’ll never forget.

Submissions are now closed.

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Ok, so she didn’t wear a veil, dance for a king, or save the entire Jewish people; but to you, your heroine, is that and more. She defied odds, she stood up, she was there despite her obstacles and challenges. Tell us about her and how she impacted your life, for better or worse. Your story can evoke laughter, tears, or be a loving tribute or lasting memory.

Submissions are now closed.

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They say miracles are all around us, that we just need to open our eyes to them. Some people believe. Others do not. Share a hysterical or poignant story about a “miracle” you experienced and how you reacted to it, whether accepting it or not. And if this miracle was around Hanukkah, even better!

Submissions are now closed.

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Nature is at the heart of Jewish tradition and values. From the humorous to the heartbreaking, we can’t wait to read your stories of  daring environmental activism, ironic attempts at gardening, or spiritual connection with nature. Let’s celebrate Tu’bshvat with your story of the importance of caring about the environment.

Submissions are now closed.

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Hearts, chocolates, flowers, and more. Do you have a Jewish love story? Whether your valentine is your child, a romantic interest, or a relative or friend, reveal to us your most heartwarming, intimate, trying, or amusing tale of how you or your valentine demonstrated how much you cherish one another or, alternatively, how, despite high hopes, you were neglected or forgotten.

Submissions are now closed.

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A happy or fun memory, a longing, a story or a passion, Israel is not tame or insipid. Tell us your story; a funny incident; an awakening; maybe even a disappointment. Israel is all of that and we want to hear your stories.

Submissions are now closed.

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Playreading Series | Full Length/Short Plays

The Braid does not traditionally produce full length and short plays, however, we are developing a reading series and if you would like to be considered for this, submit your play.

Submissions are now closed.

Submissions will re-open December 31, 2026.