"Brave theatre that opens people up to the possibility of change."
John H. Houchin
Boston College, Chair, Theatre Department
"The show alone sparked the most real, honest, productive conversation I have had in my entire undergraduate experience."
Elizabeth Genovese
Boston College, Student Program Coordinator
"Warm-hearted, funny, yet sharp and insightful."
Larry Blum
University of Massachusetts, Professor of Philosophy
Author of "I'm Not a Racist, But..."
"The perfect college show."
Mark J. Charney
Clemson University, Theatre Director
Nat'l Coordinator of the Critics Institute and Dramaturgy Initiative
"An excellent ice-breaker for discussions about diversity of any kind. Students said this show humanized the daunting topic of "Race Relations" and made discussions more open, honest, and sincere."
Micah Dov Gottlieb
Dean of Student Life, Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI)
"Provocative and funny, often at the same time."
Epoch Times
"The Black Jew Dialogues is a funny, moving and thought-provoking look back at the histories and challenges faced by both communities."
Rabbi Eric Gurvis
Temple Shalom
Newton, MA
"It hit all the nerves that needed to be hit. They had the audience on the edge of their seats!"
Bishop Fred A. Brown
Abithar Temple Church of God Inc.
Washington, DC
"Fantastic! So glad we invited you!"
Ellie Ruhan
Festival Director
Leeds Jewish International Performing Arts Festival
"The Black Jew Dialogues enables us to comfortably face uncomfortable truths, without making us squirm, but instead, challenging us to think about the profound importance of those very truths."
Rabbi Howard Jaffe
Temple Isaiah in Lexington, MA
"I laughed so hard. I loved all the history between the Jews and the Gentiles"
Dr. Mary Quinn
President, Counsel of Womens Ministeries
Washington, DC
"The show to see at this year's Fringe!"
Scene4Edinburgh
"Our students were laughing from beginning to end. The show really connected with them; and afterwards they asked very insightful questions. It is rare see young people talking about race and culture in a productive way. "The Black Jew Dialogues" gave them that opportunity, and more."
Rosalind Thomas-Clark
Chair of Theatre
Boston Arts Academy
"'The Black Jew Dialogues' is hilarious; and at the same time serious in its attempt to sensitize all people to stereotypes and how they play into our relationships!"
Evangelist Ida L. Brown
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Washington, D.C.
"Entertaining and Enlightening!"
The Jewish Advocate
"The Black Jew Dialogues were an eye opening, and jaw dropping experience
at Bryant University. Ron and Larry were hilarious, yet got their point
across when it came to more serious matters. Although Ron decided to
attack me in the front row, the experience was well worth it. Not only did
I learn something new in a fun way, I also took away lessons that can be
applied to not only Black Jewish relations, but to race relations as a
whole. I highly recommend this hilarious trunk show for your school.
Tiago Machado
Bryant University
Multicultural Student Union, President '08-'09
"The conversation and the assembly created the opportunity for discussions
on race and racial issues in our school community that we had not been
able to do on our own."
Dr. Beth Singer
Principal, Northampton High School
"This is my 8th year teaching at Northampton High School and I taught for
5 years in the Seattle area before this. In all these years I have never seen a performance that so effectively raises issues around racism and cultural awareness. You do a great job of bringing it all to the surface and acknowledging that there are no easy answers or recipes to solve these issues. It just needs to be out there in the open. That is the best thing we can teach and model for these kids."
Beth Adams
Math Teacher at Northampton High School
