BAD JEWS
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Josua Harmon's BAD JEWS Opens Next Month at Theatre of NOTE
BWW News Desk
2:36PM MAY 26 2016
NotTheMom Productions is thrilled to present BAD JEWS, written by Joshua Harmon and directed by Sabrina Lloyd. BAD JEWS will open on Thursday, June 30 at 8pm and run through Sunday, July 24 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood.
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A fierce, biting comedy about family, faith, and what you choose to believe when you're chosen, BAD JEWS follows Daphna Feygenbaum, the self-proclaimed most devout Jew in her family. When her less observant cousin Liam arrives to claim a treasured family heirloom, bringing along a surprisingly non-Jewish element in the form of Melody, a hilarious and devastatingly funny battle of Old Testament proportions ignites. The cousins sharpen their wit, familial vitriol, and humor, making what The New York Times praises as, "the best comedy of the season!" and The New York Post calls, "delicious, nasty, good fun!"
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The show features the duo of Sigi Gradwohl (Winner of Best Leading Actress at Theatre Palisades for Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Scenie Award Winner for Askance) and Hilary Curwen (MTV's "Happyland"), co-creators of the award-winning "Bad Nannies" and stars of the viral YouTube hit "Girls are Assholes." Often labeled as "the next Broad City," this hilarious team of best friends is currently in pre-production for their pilot "SigNHil" -- a show about...well, their friend obsession. Starring alongside Gradwohl and Curwen are Tyler Alverson (Theatrum Elysium's Joan of Arc and Much Ado About Nothing) and Jordan Wall (A&E's "The Glades").
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST
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JOSHUA HARMON (Playwright) is a New York City-based playwright, whose works include Bad Jews (Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play) and Significant Other, both produced off-Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Harmon received his BFA from Northwestern University, MFA from Carnegie Melon, and complete a three-year fellowship at Julliard, under the guise of Christopher Durang. He has been awarded fellowships by MacDowell, Atlantic Center for the Arts, SPACE at Ryder Farm, and the Eudora WeltyFoundation.
SABRINA LLOYD (Director) received her MFA in directing from Indiana University, her BFA in Acting from Florida State, and was an Artistic Director at GroundUp Theatre (Chicago) for eight seasons. In Los Angeles, she has worked with Little Fish Theatre, Theatre of Note, Studio C, and is a member of Sacred Fools. Favorite productions include The Seagull, Taming of the Shrew, Closer, Some Explicit Polaroids, Slaughter City, Major Barbara, Marisol and two The Diary ofAnne Frank productions, the first of which with this producing team.
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The cast of BAD JEWS features Sigi Gradwohl, Hilary Curwen, Tyler Alverson and Jordan Wall.
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BAD JEWS features the theatrical design talents of: Scenic Design by Chad Philips. Lighting Design by Ashley McCormick. The production is stage managed by Aaron Saldaña. BAD JEWS is produced by Caity Ware.
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SCHEDULE AND PRICING
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BAD JEWS will preview Wednesday, June 29 and opens on Thursday, June 30 at 8pm and runs through Sunday, July 24 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood.
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, Tickets are $20. For tickets and details, please visitwww.badjewsinhollywood.com or call 310-502-0086.
LA Stage Alliance -- THIS STAGE MAG
Julio Martinez
June 2 2016
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Actress SIGI GRADWOHL discusses her role as Daphna Feygenbaum in Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon, directed by Sabrina Lloyd, and co-executive produced by Gradwohl and fellow cast member Hilary Curwen (stars of Bad Nannies). Opens June 30 at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood.
Sigi Gradwohl and Hilary Curwen
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“I am indeed playing the monumentally uptight Jewish girl Daphna, and Hilary is playing the non-Jewish girl, Melanie. I saw this play at the Geffen about a year ago. At the time, Hilary and I were working on a pilot together and I realized there were perfect roles for both of us in this play. I certainly can identify with Daphna. I was raised very traditionally Jewish. For the first five years of my life, I was Orthodox because my grandfather was an Orthodox rabbi. My grandparents were Holocaust survivors, which is also a big part of my character’s angst. She is fixated on a necklace that the grandparents passed down to their grandkids. She is manically trying to be part of the Jewish world and that necklace is the only thing she knows from her heritage. I know about that. I went to Jewish camp and Jewish high school, which was Orthodox. I know about the many different layers of Judaism and its observance. I’ve seen it all. I saw my family strive to be very traditional. We kind of ranged from Orthodox to Reform. I have come to understand Daphna as someone who feels she is misunderstood. She is compelled to jump down other people throats before they can jump down hers. She strives to be superior but inside she is struggling to find herself amongst these people. She is jealous of her cousin and his new girlfriend and how they live their lives. So, she acts out. I can do that.”
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or die trying -- Women In Film Spotlight -- Sigi Gradwohl
Chelsea London Lloyd
June 15 2016
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Chelsea London Lloyd of OR DIE TRYING met with the talented
Sigi Gradwohl, actress and content creator, to discuss her journey in Los Angeles and her upcoming production of
BAD JEWS.
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Click through for the whole interview!
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"Regardless of your place on the religious spectrum, Bad Jews in Hollywood is not only guaranteed to make you laugh, it is sure to keep you talking long after its powerful single-spot fade to black."
