Wellsprings
The Wellsprings program was begun in 2002 to advance Six Points Theater’s mission by developing new plays that look at life through a Jewish lens and that reveal the common threads of humanity. The goal of this initiative is to bring new Jewish plays to the stage and to national awareness. Through commissioning as well as selection of submissions, Six Points Theater builds upon its history of world premiere productions, and enlarges the Jewish theater genre. We’re pleased to work with playwrights from around the country to bring exciting new plays and musicals to the stage. Unfortunately, as of September 20, 2024, we are not accepting submissions. Please check back after December 1, 2024.
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The Magic Dreidels by Jenna Zark, adapted from the book by Eric Kimmel, was Six Points Theater’s first commission. The play received its world premiere in 2000 and has played multiple holiday seasons at the theater as well as at other theaters in the United States. Hanukkah Lights
in the Big Sky by Buffy Sedlachek (2004), and The Chanukah Guest by Jenna Zark (2014), also adapted from the Eric Kimmel book, were commissioned and premiered at the theater. The last commissioned work was Chanukah in the Dark by Hayley Finn (2021), with original songs by Adam Wernick.
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Other plays that received their world premieres at Six Points Theater after being submitted: Lovers and Traitors: The Killing of the Rosenbergs by Elissa Mautner (2004); Shadow of the Valley by Lewis K. Schrager (2005); The Gospel According to Jerry by Richard Krevolin and Irwin Kula (2011); We Are the Levinsons by Wendy Kout (2017); Natasha and the Coat by Deborah Stein (2018); Shul by Sheldon Wolf (2019); Operation: Immigration by Avi Aharoni (2020); Groupthink by Mathew Goldstein (2022), and The Moneylender's Daughter by Martin Coren (2024).
The Magic Dreidels (2000) by Jenna Zark; Bruce Abas, Naveh Shavit-Lonstein
The Chanukah Guest (2014) by Jenna Zark;
Skyler Nowinski, Joanna Harmon
Natasha and the Coat (2018) by Deborah Stein;
Miriam Schwartz, Kim Kivens
The Gospel According to Jerry (2011) by Richard Krevolin and Irwin Kula; Ryan Lindberg, Greta Oglesby
We Are The Levinsons (2017) by Wendy Kout;
Nancy Marvy, Robert Dorfman
Shul (2019) by Sheldon Wolf; Left to right: Charles Numrich, Joher Coleman, Dexieng Yang, Raye Birk, Nat Fuller, Avi Aharoni, Paul Schoenack, Nancy Marvy
Operation: Immigration (2020) by Avi Aharoni;
Avi Aharoni
Groupthink (2022) by Mathew Goldstein;
Left to right: John Middleton, Joanna Harmon,
Pedro Juan Fonseca, Damian Leverett, Lynda J. Dahl
