The Bar Mitzvah of Jesus Goldfarb

Winner: "Audience Favorite, Best Play" & "Judges' Choice, Best Play" 17th Annual New York City Fifteen-Minute Play Festival (2011); Finalist, 2018 National Award for Short Playwriting; Finalist, 2019 Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival

Jason Goldfarb wants a new name for his Bar Mitzvah. This is a big problem for Rabbi Deborah Silverman.
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The Bar Mitzvah of Jesus Goldfarb

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    11 Sep. 2019
    Delightful and absolutely endearing comedy, this will certainly be a hit with all. Loved!
  • Richard Sebastian-Coleman:
    30 Aug. 2019
    Laughed all the way through this play, and yet, it's touching. It's a believable conversation between young adult and mid-adult life, both in their way going through a rite of passage, it honors the wisdom both ages have while poking great fun at each age's blind spots.
  • Larry Rinkel:
    24 Aug. 2019
    A wonderfully funny and clever little play which rings all the changes on the meanings of choice, courage, and progress within the context of Reform Judaism. Consider how less adroitly ironic the play would have been if Rabbi Silverman had been male, or from a different branch of Judaism like Conservative or Orthodox (where a female Rabbi would not be allowed). And directors should not miss the opportunities for using props like those twirling pens or the ring tone from Beethoven's Fifth or the thunder or the light at the end.

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    HB Studio (NYC)
    ,
    2009

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    American Globe Theater (NYC)
    ,
    2011
  • University
    ,
    University of Texas, Austin
    ,
    2011
  • Professional
    ,
    Stone Soup Theatre (Seattle)
    ,
    2010

Awards

Finalist
,
National Award for Short Playwriting
,
,
2018
Judges' Choice
,
17th Annual New York City 15-Minute Play Festival
,
American Globe Theater and Turnip Theatre Company
,
2011
Audience Choice
,
17th Annual New York City 15-Minute Play Festival
,
American Globe Theater and Turnip Theater Company
,
2011