Our 2026-2027 Season
THE MELTING POT
By Israel Zangwill (adapted by Jesse Bernstein)
Co-Produced by Philadelphia Artists Collective
Part of the Theatre Ariel Mainstage Series
October 21 - November 8
Arch Street Meeting House, Old City
Israel Zangwill's play popularized the idea of America as a "melting pot" and made an argument for the strength of America lying in the people who most believed in and embodied in its ideals.
Presented as part of AMERICA 250.
RABBI SAM
by Charlie Varon
Part of Theatre Ariel's Salon Series
January 30th & 31st, February 6th & 7th, 2027
Multiple venues
Rabbi Sam’s fight to save Judaism becomes instead a fight to save his job from those who reject his radicalism. Can he convert the doubters? What do we actually want from our faith leaders? And what happens when a balance must be struck between bureaucracy, politics, and religion?
THE SCRIBE
Written and Performed by Jesse Bernstein
March 18th-28th, 2027
The Bluver Theatre @ The Drake, Center City
Part of the Theatre Ariel Mainstage Series
Everyone knows the Hebrew Bible. But most don't know how "in the beginning" actually came to be... Learn the truth from the one who put it all together in this thoughtful, funny, and insightful show about one of the most confusing, contradictory, beloved, and debated books of all time.
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CROSSING DELANCEY
By Susan Sandler
Part of Theatre Ariel's Salon Series
May 15th-16th & 22nd-23rd, 2027
Multiple Venues
Isabel must choose between the life and love she’s longed and worked for, and the one that might actually make her happy. This is the classic Jewish rom-com brought to delightful life!