San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

12th Annual Women of Valor

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12th Annual Women of Valor

 

San Diego REP| 27th annual Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

Written by Ali Viterbi, Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, Sarah Price-Keating, Becca Myers

Directed by Ali Viterbi

Pam Kragen’s article in the San Diego Union Tribune: “Theater Notebook: San Diego Rep’s Jewish fest honors four San Diego ‘Women of Valor’ — specifically featuring Ali Viterbi’s piece honoring Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel”

“One of the most moving films is about Ancoli-Israel, a renowned sleep researcher and retired professor from UC San Diego School of Medicine.”

The rest of the review can be found here! And Dr. Ancoli-Israel’s  video (as well as the rest of the 2021 Women of Valor series) can be found here.

11th Annual Women of Valor… online!

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11th Annual Women of Valor

June 13 @ 7:30pm and June 23 @ 2pm

San Diego REP | San Diego, CA

By Ali Viterbi, Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, Sarah Price-Keating, and Rebecca Myers

Directed by Ali Viterbi

 

A woman of valor, who shall find? The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Art Festival’s centerpiece each year has honored and profiled remarkable women and pillars of the San Diego Jewish community. In every Woman of Valor, we tell stories of strength and inspiration to create a portrait of the resilience of our community. In a time of isolation, we feel that these stories are more essential than ever.

This year, each Woman of Valor will be highlighted in one of six video episodes, premiering online at 7:30 PM on June 11, 14, 16, 18, 21 and 23 on San Diego Repertory Theatre’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page. The videos will remain available to view online after they premiere.

In Every Generation

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In Every Generation

San Diego REP| 26th annual Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

Written by Ali Viterbi

Directed by Todd Salovey

Eileen Wingard’s article in the San Diego Jewish World: “Ali Viterbi Play Hits Hot Button Issues”

“Playwright Ali Viterbi , judging by In Every Generation, is a fresh young voice with much to say… [The play] touches upon intergenerational expectations, care for aging parents, divorce, intermarriage, homosexuality, interracial adoption, sibling rivalry, and tensions over religious practice. All are deftly woven into an engaging tapestry, beginning with a three generational family celebrating a Passover seder in the present… The large audience and standing ovation reflected the strong, positive reaction to the excellent presentation.”

The rest of the glowing review can be found here!

10th Annual Women of Valor

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10th Annual Women of Valor

June 13 @ 7:30pm and June 23 @ 2pm

Lyceum Space & Encinitas Library | San Diego REP | San Diego, CA

By Ali Viterbi, Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, Sarah Price-Keating, and Rebecca Myers

Directed by Ali Viterbi

A completely new version of the Festival’s yearly celebration of the lives and inspiration of seven of San Diego’s most incredible Jewish women. With music, visuals, and a world premiere script, “Women of Valor” is a staged reading that will touch the heart with laughter, drama, and inspiration. This year’s women include: Theresa Dupuis, Barbara Fischbein, Superintendent Cindy Marten, Allison Price, Cheryl Rattner Price, Jacqui Silver and Manya Wallenfels. 

Proceeds benefit Torah High School, Project Sarah, Chabad of Poway and The Butterfly Project

“A woman of valor, who shall find?/ She is more precious than pearls…/ Give her the fruits of her hand/ And let her be praised/ In the gates by her very own deeds” –Proverbs

In Every Generation

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IN EVERY GENERATION

June 6 at 7:30pm

San Diego Repertory Theatre | Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

By Ali Viterbi

Directed by Todd Salovey

 

One family. One holiday. Four millennia. The Levi-Katz family celebrates Passover again and again (and again and again) and while times, location, and languages change, traditions stay the same. Over matzah ball soup and (vegan) brisket, the close-knit clan contends with questions of race, religion, and inter-generational trauma. The present echoes the past—and the past the present—as the family repeatedly reenacts the exodus from Egypt, each time asking themselves: must we define ourselves through trauma? Will we ever be free? And why is this night different from all other nights?

For more information and tickets, click HERE!