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December 11, 2025 • 12 Pages • Volume 23 • Issue 27
Celebrating 23 Years 2002 - 2025
‘Ripped From The Headlines’ - Gary Morgenstein’s Provocative New Play Dancing On Glass
Jewish Connection News
Dec 18, 2025
Dancing On Glass, Award-Winning Playwright Gary Morgenstein’s ‘Ripped From The Headlines’ Play That Confronts Antisemitism And Political Bullying At A Private School In Brooklyn, Will Be Given Two Staged Readings On Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. The First, At 1:00 p.m. Will Take Place At The Soref Jewish Community Center, Located At 6501 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation, Florida 33313 And The Second At 7:00 p.m. That Same Evening Will Be Held At The Dr. Andre Fladell Civic Center, Located At 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446.
A Jewish teacher is fired by his progressive Jewish Board for not being “balanced enough” to continue teaching his course in Israeli/Palestinian issues. He decides to fight back. The play deals with contemporary classroom issues such as educational bias and bullying – issues which are being faced across our country and around the world today. Although the play’s themes are dark, Morgenstein’s play is laced with humor and light self-reflection.
“In these unsettling times, theater should light a path through the terror, through faith in ourselves and each other, aided by the timeliness and approved treatment of laughter,” Morgenstein said recently.
A talk-back/question and answer session with the playwright will follow each performance.
Gary Morgenstein’s plays, including Dancing on Glass, have been performed throughout the United States. Other works include A Black and White Cookie, Walking Charlie and A Tomato Can't Grow in the Bronx. His latest work is The Silence of Our Friends. Author of seven novels, including his critically acclaimed dystopian trilogy ("1984 Meets Shoeless Joe") “A Mound Over Hell” begins in 2098 after America and the West have lost World War Three to the Islamic Empire, as well as his Dark Trilogy series.
The production will be directed by Peter J. Loewy, the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Forum Theatre Company in New Jersey. Loewy has directed and/or produced over 100 plays, has worked extensively on Broadway, across the US, and in London. Casting has begun, and the cast will be announced soon.
The reading is being produced by The Art of Humanity whose mission is to combat antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and bigotry through the arts and education. For more information, visit: https://www.theartofhumanity.org.
For more information about Dancing on Glass and Art of Humanity, to speak with anyone involved in the production, or to arrange to see a performance, please contact Sheri Smith at: sheri@purplehairdev.com. Or call: (561) 254-5494. Or Carol Kassie at: carol@carolkassie.com. Or call: (561) 445-9244.
