LETTER FROM THEATER J’S MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Dear Friends, Theater J is proud to be considered the nation’s most prominent Jewish theater (American Theatre Magazine). Sitting just ten blocks north of the White House and in the Jewish Community Center of our nation’s capital, the stories that we tell on our stage have the potential to impact our city, our nation, and our world in profound and meaningful ways. In presenting the groundbreaking documentary play Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith, we hope the play’s precise and nuanced depiction of a tragic moment in American history can spark conversations that continue to bend the arc of history towards justice. I am grateful for the tremendous work that January LaVoy and Adam Immerwahr have done in association with our colleagues at Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta to bring this production to our stage. I hope you will join me in thanking Adam Immerwahr for his incredible seven-year tenure at Theater J. As artistic director, Adam has introduced popular programs like our Classes for Theater Lovers and the Yiddish Theater Lab. He created and spearheaded Theater J’s Expanding the Canon program, which over the next three years will commission seven racially and ethnically diverse Jewish playwrights to write new plays that will change the landscape of Jewish theater on our stage and across the country for years to come. As we enter the next chapter of Theater J’s history, I hope you will join us as a subscriber. Our 2022-2023 season is full of hope and joy, triumph and resilience. Subscribers enjoy the best seats at the lowest prices and benefits like fee-free ticket exchanges, a pair of guest tickets, and free refills on plays – yes that means if you’re a subscriber you can come back to see a play as many times as you want. Also, if you can support our work with a contribution, I invite you to join us as an angel next season. Angels are invited to special events like opening night performances, artist receptions, and special behind the scenes programs. Feel free to email me david@ theaterj.org if you are interested or would like more information. It’s supporters like you who make the work we do possible. Thank you all for joining us for this performance, and I hope to see you back at the theater soon. With warmest wishes, David
David Lloyd Olson, Managing Director 4
