Production History
(All shows are Staged Readings
unless otherwise indicated)
2011
”Tribal Humor 5”a festival of 6 original one acts comprised of: "Moscow" by Lojo Simon, directed by Jack Rushen; "The Right to Dry" by Shirley King, directed by Tom Rushen; "
"After All I've Done For You" by Orna Rawls, directed by Marlana Rugg; "Learning Experience at Elderhostel" by John Donnelly, directed by Mark Lambeck; "Uncle Murray Does Some Acting " written and directed by Mary Jane Schaefer; and "The Free Pass" by Elizabeth Appel, directed by Robert Watts.
2010
”Tribal Humor 4, the Bar Mitzvah Edition”a festival of original one-act comedies celebrating the group's 13th anniversary with Bar/Bat Mitzvah-themed plays written by members of the Stratford-based SquareWrights Playwright group. This collection of 6 independent plays consisted of: "Uncle Murray and the Bar Mitzvah" written and directed by Mary Jane Schaefer; "The Trouble With Tables" by Liz Appel, directed by Rob Watts; "
The Bar Mitzvah at Cana" by Steven Otfinoski, directed by Tom Rushen; "Little Victories" by Tom Rushen, directed by Jason Carubia; "Florida or Dead" by Mark Lambeck, directed by Jack Rushen; and "The Bar Mitzvah of Oded Carmeli" by Orna Rawls, directed by Toby Armour.
“Third” by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Mark Lambeck
2009
”Tribal Humor 3,” a festival of original one-act comedies written by members of the Stratford-based SquareWrights Playwright group. This collection of 5 independent plays was the third year of our series of popular Tribal Humor one-act staged reading festivals. It consisted of: "You Should Live So Long" by Tom Rushen, "King of the Mountain" by Steven Otfinoski, "Uncle Murray Goes to Miriam’s Wedding" by Mary Jane Schaefer, "Our Town, Chelm" by Orna Rawls, and "Crazy Eights" by Mark Lambeck.
”The God of Isaac” by James Sherman, directed by Tom Rushen
2008
"Tribal Humor 2,"
a festival of original one act comedies written by members of the Stratford-based
SquareWrights Playwright group. The show was comprised of: "The
Genesis Corporation Marketing Plan" written and directed by Jack
Rushen; "What If Van Gogh Had Listened" by Jim Gordon, directed
by Rob Watts; "Such a Wedding" written and directed by Mary
Jane Schaefer; "The Conversion of Rivka Goldberg" by Orna
Rawls, directed by Marlana Rugg; and "You Won't Like My Mother"by
Mark Lambeck, directed by Pat Souney.
"Brooklyn Boy" by
Donald Margulies, directed by Tom Rushen
2007
"Tribal Families,"
written and directed by Mark Lambeck
"A Biblical Sense of Humor,"
A
showcase of the 7 winning short plays of the 2007 Playwrighting competition.
Comprised of "Job's Job Interview" by Peter Roberts, directed
by Rob Watts; "The First Date" by Jennifer Jones Persechino,
directed by Mark Lambeck; "Genesis 18-1/2" by Adam Green,
directed by Tom Rushen; "Last Call" by Steven Otfinoski,
directed by Orna Rawls; "Soldiers of the Lord" by David Madden,
directed by Tom Rushen; "DCF Visits Abraham" by Orna Rawls,
directed by Rob Watts; "In the Beginning" by Jack Rushen,
directed by Mark Lambeck
2006
"Love & Baklava"
and "Unintelligent Design" both by Orna Rawls, directed by Vanessa
David
"The Rabbi Comedies"
written by Mark Lambeck, directed by Kimberly West
2005
“Collected Stories” by
Donald Margulies, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Driving Miss Daisy”
a 25th milestone presentation by Alfred Uhry, directed by Mark Lambeck
2004
“Tribal Humor,” 5 original
one act plays by Mark Lambeck and Vanda, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Visting Mr. Green”
by Jeff Baron, directed by Mark Lambeck
2003
“The Cemetery Club” by
Ivan Menchell, directed by Jack Rushen
“Talley’s Folly” by
Lanford Wilson, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Chaim’s Love Song”
by Marvin Chernoff, directed by Mark Lambeck
2002
“Shadowlands” by William
Nicholson, directed by Susan Schoonover
“2-1/2 Jews” by Alan
Brandt, directed by Richard Mancini
“What’s Wrong With This
Picture” by Donald Margulies, directed by Mark Lambeck
2001
“Broadway Bound” by Neil
Simon, directed by David Halliwell
“The Value of Names”
by Jeffrey Sweet, directed by Richard Mancini
“Another Antigone”
by A.R. Gurney, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Cultural Safari”
by Mark Lambeck, directed by Mark Lambeck
2000
“Crossing Delancey” by
Susan Sandler, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Second Chances” by
Michael Gurin & Matt Okin (an original play with music; a fully staged
production), directed by Matt Okin
“The Prisoner of Second
Avenue” by Neil Simon, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Driving Miss Daisy” by
Alfred Uhry, directed by Mark Lambeck
1999
“Social Security” by
Andrew Bergman, directed by Mark Lambeck
“Twist of Faith” by
Michael Gurin & Matt Okin (an original play with music; a fully staged
production), directed by Matt Okin
“Cityscapes” by Murray
Schisgal & Mark Lambeck (a collection of 3 theme-related one acts,
2 of which were original plays in development*), directed
by Mark Lambeck
“Cold Storage” by
Ronald Ribman, directed by Mark Lambeck
1998
"Feiffer’s People” by
Jules Feiffer & “Death Knocks” by Woody Allen (2 unrelated one
acts), directed by Mark Lambeck
“Isn’t It Romantic?” by
Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Scott Brill
“Park Your Car in Harvard
Yard” by Israel Horovitz, directed by Mark Lambeck
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