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Mikvah Girls

This Is A Front · Ages 13+ · United States of America

Content Warning includes nudity world premiere

About the Project

WINNER:

🏵️ Fringe Award for Drama

🏵️ Best of the Broadwater

🏵️ International Fringe Encore Series at SoHo Playhouse (finalist)

 

NOMINATED:

🏵️ Top of the Fringe Award

🏵️ Fringe Award for World Premiere

🏵️ Loud Karma Emerging Female and Nonbinary Playwright Award

 

Mikvah Girls tells the story of two orthodox Jewish women in New Jersey who are supposed to be performing a monthly cleansing ritual at a mikvah. Instead, Aviva and Chava are actually holding meetings of their two-person Bruce Springsteen fan club and sharing their salacious fantasies about the Boss.

 

However, as fantasies shift and their outside lives begin to seep into this sacred space, they must grapple with the effects their religion has on their sexuality, identity, and desires. This irreverent new play explores the purpose and pressure of ritual with equal parts hilarity and complexity.

Creative Team

Brian Eckert

brian eckert *

director/producer
Carly DW Bones

carly dw bones *

intimacy director
Benny Pitt

benny pitt *

scenic designer
Danica Martino

danica martino *

costume designer

Cast

Production Staff

James Mura

james mura *

press/sound
Josh Moreno

josh moreno *

technical director
Sasan Ahmed

sasan ahmed *

social media
Everleigh Brenner

everleigh brenner *

associate producer

* Fringe Veteran

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