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Everyday Rituals: Jewish Life as the Framework for Playwriting

November 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until November 19, 2025

$180
Wednesdays, Oct 29, 2025 and November 5, 12 & 19, 2025 
12-1:30 p.m. EST
$180
 
What moments from the rituals of your life could inspire a new play? What makes a play a Jewish play and how can we weave Jewish ritual and values into what’s on the page? Where to start? How to go deeper?
 
By taking inspiration from both religious rituals and the commonalities of life Jewish families hold dear, award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel will guide you through writing exercises that will uncover new facets to your characters and more complex elements of your story. You can be starting from scratch or working on an already existing piece. But come ready to stretch your imagination, explore your spirit, and discover how ritual can transform your writing. Show up with pen, paper, and the willingness to be inspired.

All sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.

Woman with glasses smiling, wearing black top, hand in hair, dark background.Jennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced off-Broadway, nationally and internationally. Her plays include EIGHT NIGHTS, OUT OF ORBIT, MATCH. PROVENANCE, THERE OR HERE, YELLOWWALLPAPER 2.0 2020 and @thespeedofJake and have been workshopped and honored by the Sundance Theatre Lab, the Ojai Playwrights Conference, The Kennedy Center, the Ovation Awards, the Woodward/Newman Award, the Asolo Theatre and the PEN West Literary Awards. She also writes for film and television; the screenplay adaptation of her THE LAST SEDER is in pre-production with Rosalind Productions. PROVENANCE was the winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project contest.
 
 

Details

Date:
November 19
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
EST
Cost:
$180
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Organizer

Jennifer Maisel

Venue

Zoom

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