CenterStage Theatre
JCC Hart Theater
Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage at the JCC
Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Special Events
Church & State
Monday, July 11, 2022 at 7pm
A fundraising benefit for the Buffalo 5-14 Survivors Fund
The Calamari Sisters – On Broadway!
Saturday, July 23
Two shows:
4:30pm (Buffet opens at 4pm)
8pm (Buffet opens at 7:30pm)
Well, you got trouble, paisans! With a capital “T” and that rhymes with “C” and that stands for “Calamari”! THE CALAMARI SISTERS: ON BROADWAY will take you on a tour de force of the last 80 years of musicals with showtunes featured in everything from Kiss Me Kate to Les Miz to Hamilton!
CenterStage 2022–23 Subscription Series
Subscription packages available now for our 46th Season! Click below for details and to subscribe today!
Covid-19 Policy
Hart Theater (Indoors)
All patrons welcome regardless of vaccination status.
Masks encouraged, and may be required depending on Covid conditions at the time of the event.
Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage (Outdoors)
All patrons welcome regardless of vaccination status. Masks not required.
Requirements may vary when hosted by an outside organization.
Please check the event details.
Questions? E-mail centerstage@jccrochester.org
Support the Arts
Actor: $100+
Friend: $250+
Patron: $500+
Supporter: $1,000+
Bronze: $2,500+
Silver: $5,000+
Gold: $10,000+
E-mail centerstage@jccrochester.org with any questions, or click below to give today!
About Us
CenterStage Theatre has been delivering spectacular performances that touch and inspire audiences for more than 40 seasons, including original plays and Broadway hits. We continue to open minds, start conversations, and delight theatre lovers, thanks to the support of patrons, volunteers, and sponsors.
The mission of CenterStage Theatre at the JCC is to entertain, enlighten and educate the Greater Rochester community by providing quality theatre that is relevant to the Jewish experience and has universal appeal.
Our focus is developing new works, presenting world and area premieres of America’s hottest new plays and musicals and re-imagining beloved classics. We love plays and musicals that spark conversations, celebrate world-changing people and events and bring the world closer together.
Covid-19 Policy:
For all indoor events:
All patrons welcome regardless of vaccination status. Masks encouraged, and may be required depending on Covid conditions at the time of the event.
Covid-19 vaccination and masks not required.
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To know where we are going, we must know where we have been.
Our 46th season explores groundbreaking music, theatre, and comedy of the past with fresh new works and an epic classic musical that all show their impact on America today.
Subscription packages available now for our 46th Season! Click below for details and to subscribe today!
Get discounted tickets when you buy a 4 or 5-show package. Plus, free unlimited exchanges and no ticketing fees!
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All patrons welcome regardless of vaccination status. Masks encouraged, and may be required depending on Covid conditions at the time of the event.
Non-Member: $160
Includes access to Lipson Lounge during CenterStage performances!
4-Show Package
JCC Member: $120
Non-Member: $136
Auditions
Online submission welcomed if you are not able to attend. Please email a link to an uploaded video to centerstage@jccrochester.org. A video uploaded to an unlisted Youtube address usually works best. Please include contact information, resume, or performance experience and specify which show(s) you are auditioning for. Please also include a list of potential rehearsal conflicts.
There are currently no auditions scheduled.
History
Theatre has also always been an important component of JY/JCC cultural arts offerings. Many shows were produced in the JY auditorium on Andrews Street. these shows were able to be produced in the newly built JCC Hart Theater. With superb acoustics and audience views from every seat in the house, the theater created an opportunity for an expanded focus on the arts.
In 1977 a committee of JCC volunteers launched a national search for a professional theater director. The committee selected Philadelphia-based actor/producer Herb Katz and JCC CenterStage was born.
Volunteer
All CenterStage volunteers must be fully vaccinated.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, including backstage, front of house, and ushers, contact us.
Contact Us
Ralph Meranto, Director of CenterStage Theatre,
JCC Associate Executive Director
Marc Cataldi, Administrative Assistant, Box Office Manager
Crafted from the actual testimonies of Rochester-based Holocaust Survivors, CenterStage Theatre and the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester commissioned this new play to put a human face on this important time in history. A cautionary tale on the risks of normalized hate, this inspirational and uplifting play ensures that the voices of our Survivors will never be silenced.
2021–22 CenterStage Season Sponsors:
