Jewish Theatre Ensemble

11/01/2024

Celebrate 30 years of the Jewish Theatre Ensemble with the executive board in March! All alumni, performers, and collaborators are welcome💙🥯 Fill out an initial interest/RSVP form here: https://forms.gle/nW54UYKAh95Jsrqn6

11/30/2021

Happy Hannukah and belated Thanksgiving 😊

This year our Winter Louis musical is BIG FISH, and we could not be more excited about returning to the magical Louis Room after not being able to produce this show last year. We are in the process of fundraising for our Catalyzer to finance the show, and so we wanted to share this with all of our wonderful alumni.

ANY donation is extremely appreciated and goes a long way in making this show happen. And if there is anyone else you think would be willing to donate, PLEASE feel free to share this link or pass it along to anyone.

So much Jelta Love ❤

Help Northwestern University raise $7,000 for the project: Big Fish (Jewish Theatre Ensemble). Your gift will make a difference!

10/09/2020

We invite you to join us tonight on Zoom for a virtual Shabbat in honor of our upcoming cabaret, Song Cycle! Gather with us at the link below at 6PM CT for a special Shabbat and a sneak peak at some of our amazing Song Cycle performances! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83401682397

06/09/2020

Today, JTE members are asking members of our community to help us in supporting Black Ensemble Theatre. If you would like to help us support BE, please Venmo any donation amount to . Visit https://blackensembletheater.org to learn more about the Black Ensemble and their mission to eradicate racism and it’s damaging effects upon our society through utilizing theater arts.

05/31/2020

If you have the means, please consider donating to any of these important organizations working for racial justice: , , , and . You can also directly venmo “” which is collecting donations for racial justice orgs. Every effort helps.

05/19/2020

We are so excited to welcome our 2020-2021 collaborators! We can’t wait to see all of the beautiful work you will create 🌟

04/21/2020

April 21, 2020 marks Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we remember the 6 million Jews lost in the Holocaust and the heroic survivors and rescuers. The pictures and poems shown above, taken from the book “I Never Saw Another Butterfly”, were created by the children imprisoned in the Jewish ghetto and concentration camp, Terezín. 15,000 children passed through Terezín, and less than 150 survived. Late at night in the camps, teachers defied the camp's rules against formal instruction to offer the children lessons in art and poetry. One of these teachers, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, was an accomplished artist and teacher who brought scraps of art supplies to the camp with her and provided thorough training in art and poetry to the children. While Friedl perished in Auschwitz, she was able to hide the poems and pictures to later be discovered after the camp was liberated. Art allowed the children of Terezín, who were being stripped of their youth, individuality, and humanity, to preserve their hope and escape from their everyday hardships. Today and everyday, their art speaks to us to share their memory and keep their stories alive. It is imperative that we continue telling these stories and using art as an outlet to battle the anti-semitism, bigotry and racism that is very much still alive. We learn from the children of Terezín that when hope is bleak, there is always the power of creation and self expression. On this day, we remember the 6 million Jews who perished, share their stories, and promise to never forget.

04/21/2020

Thank you to all of those who petitioned for us this past week. We truly appreciate the incredible wisdom, talent, and passion that all of our petitioners shared with us, especially over Zoom.

We are thrilled to announce our 2020-2021 Executive Board and season quote. Each year, our board members select a quote from a Jewish text, leader or artist that will guide our creators as we strive to create a common theme throughout the work we produce each season. This year, we have selected the quote "Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch" by children's author Judy Blume.

We believe this quote emphasizes the importance of legacy, significance of relationships, and value of community. As we experience this unprecedented, isolating, and frightening time, JTE believes it is important to continue engaging with our loved ones and the communities to which we belong. No matter where we are in the world, we are capable of having an everlasting impact on someone's life. Now more than ever, the importance of physical touch is incredibly evident. We, therefore, challenge ourselves and our audiences to be thoughtful and creative about the ways in which we can leave our fingerprints.

We look forward to this upcoming season and to continuing to bring faith-based theater that is specifically Jewish and universally human to the stages of our Northwestern community.

12/03/2019

We are so excited for She Loves Me this winter! Like this page to stay updated on what we’re working on!

Theatrical productions

05/25/2019

There are only TWO MORE CHANCES to see Bright Star! Go see these breathtaking performers at 2pm and 7pm in Shanley today!

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05/24/2019

Aren't able to make it to the 7pm show tonight?

That's alright! You have three other opportunities to see JTE Presents: Bright Star and these talented people!

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