Hannah and the Hollow Challah is a comic play for 2-10 actors playing dozens of roles (and rolls.) Hannah goes berserk over challah, her favorite bread. One day she eats the inside of an entire loaf. The next instant, she finds herself inside the hollow challah, which flies out Hannah’s kitchen window and all the way to Bread Land, where the inhabitants are all… bread! Hilarious, hi-carb complications ensue. Hannah’s journey of personal discovery gives depth to the wild escapades of the show’s human and doughy characters. She learns to use her courage and creativity to overcome monumental challenges. By journey’s end, she accepts her artistic instincts and realizes that she needs to reshape tradition in order to be her authentic self.
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"Alice travels down a rabbit hole, Dorothy journeys in a tornado-propelled house, and Hannah—well, Hannah goes to another world in a hollowed-out loaf of challah. In this new comedy for ages 4 to 12 by Alice Eve Cohen, Hannah's trip takes her to Bread Land."
--The New York Times

“It was probably the funniest show I have ever seen!”
—Daniel, age 7

“About a girl discovering her hidden gifts. 'Hannah' [has] relevance to the world of contemporary Jewish artists, who rework Jewish themes to create new artistic styles...Even Hannah’s mother...needs to bend and reshape Jewish tradition in order to be her authentic self."
- The Jewish Week

"A delicious adventure through Bread Land. Our heroine, Hannah, uses courage, creativity and a bright, spunky spirit to overcome monumental challenges. A smart and adorable show. I highly recommend it."
—Marianna Houston, Education Director, TDF (Theatre Development Fund)

“Hannah and the Hollow Challah is a great play for the whole family. I brought my family, and they loved it. It is filled with witty humor the adults will enjoy, and eye-catching props and wonderful acting which keeps children engaged. As a 3rd teacher, I would highly recommend this play for school groups and families.”
—Chris Miller, 3rd grade teacher, PS 199, New York City

"Hannah and the Hollow Challah celebrates the imagination, something Lesley Greene, the associate producing director of the Kitchen Theatre Company, appreciates. "We picked this play because we were familiar with and love Alice Eve Cohen’s work, and because the script was so much fun to read!" Greene said in an e-mail interview. "It is a sweet story told in a very clever way. It has lessons about consequences of being naughty, about bravery and helping friends, and about following your heart, but all these lessons are shared in such a way that kids won’t feel they are being lectured. It’s fun through and through." She noted, that while the play is aimed at children ages four and older, their parents should love it too."
- The Reporter Group.org