Theatre Dybbuk

Theatrical productions and presentations 2022-23 productionsin fy '23 we returned to public in-person performances as covid restrictions eased. We engaged our team in an intensive development process and produced a limited run of our original "the merchant of venice (annotated), or in sooth i know not why i am so sad and "the villainy you teach", a one-night related performance event. In addition to these theatrical events, we presented a lecture by Theatre Dybbuk's scholar in residence, erith jaffe berg at (con sch o) the philosophical research society titled "jewish Theatre making in mantua, 15201650" with supporting text performed by Theatre Dybbuk actors. In total, these presentations were attended by approximately 370 people.we also continued the dybbukast, offering a third season of the podcast and online learning experience, that utilizes a combination of performed readings and interviews with artists and scholars to bring the creative works generated, read, and listened to in diasporic jewish communities to life, all while revealing their relationships to issues still present today. The show is available for download on podcast platforms and our website. A wide array of learning resources are available on our website. The podcast's episodes were downloaded 11,186 times.all public engagements were offered at low or no-cost to the public.

The art of collaborative leadership Theatre Dybbuk's unique approach to professional development, which combines theatrical and storytelling techniques with organizational skill-building, has benefited lay leaders and staff members throughout the country.sample workshops: the art of collaborative visioning, your mission in sixty seconds, how to make it rain - brainstorming!we partnered with 27 organizations throughout the united states serving over 2000 participants at 46 engagements.

The dybbukast live is a new program that combines elements from all of our other programs - bringing together scholarship and theatricality, arts and educational engagement connected to jewish history to communities throughout north america. It includes:- original live performances inspired by creative jewish texts from throughout history that are infused with scholarship, illuminating the cultural contexts and implications for our world today- partnerships with local institutions to present training workshops for educators and community leaders, in which they learn techniques to engage with their constituents and students around the topics brought up in the performances and beyond (con sch o)- curricula connected to the performances and workshops available on our website to learners and educatorsin fy '23 we spent a week each in atlanta ga and san diego ca and presented programing for a total of 700 participants

Creatively jewish educators & youth programingthis program provides a wide array of multidisciplinary workshops and creative approaches to jewish content for middle and high school teachers and youth learners. These techniques are developed with, and for, our institutional partners.youth programming took place at three institutions (a total of 9 sessions) for 98 participants.while this program will continue into fy '24 and beyond, it will do so without a dedicated program director position, as elements of it now fall under other staff positions.

We offer performance and storytelling based opportunities which illuminate communal gatherings and events for partner organizations. One example: one community many stories - we create a communal experience, centered around a theme, which brings together all who attend. A Theatre Dybbuk facilitator takes participants through a writing workshop in which they create personal essays and short stories. These stories focus on moments in their own lives which are connected to a given theme. Professional actors then read/perform a selection of these stories for the community.one partnership was presented in the year ending june 30, 2023, serving 30 constituents in san francisco. Please note that one community, many stories events are also offered through our dybbukast live residencies and those participant numbers are included in that program area.