Playhouse on Park to Host 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest in Collaboration With Partners

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Flatbush Lysistrata, Havurah, and Shura compete for audience votes at the West Hartford venue.

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In collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Jewish Plays Project, Playhouse on Park is hosting the 9th Annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest Sunday, May 17 at 7:00 pm. The Hartford Community Readers Panel has chosen their top 3 plays: FLATBUSH LYSISTRATA by Lila Rachel Becker (Washington, DC), HAVURAH by Margot Connolly (Brooklyn, NY), and SHURA: The mission of identifying life by Roee Joseph (Tel Aviv, Israel)

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Audiences will enjoy a reading of an excerpt from each of the three plays. Then, attendees will be invited to vote for the play they would like to see advance to the finals in New York. It's play reading meets American Idol!

A dessert reception will begin at 6 pm followed by the reading at 7 pm. All tickets are $10.00 (plus a $2.50 service charge.)

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/connecticut/article/Playhouse-On-Park-To-Host-The-10th-Annual-Jewish-Playwriting-Contest-20260515)._