Special Event

My So Called Jewish Life

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM

Dec 18th, 2014 at 3:15 PM - Tickets

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SpeakeasyDC and Sixth and I present our 6th Annual Hannukkah night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Hear true stories about mikvehs, youth groups, orthodoxy, and more.

Hosted by Amy Saidman, SpeakeasyDC’s artistic executive director.

Washington, DC

One night only.

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A sample of stories told on the SpeakeasyDC stage (not necessarily directly related to tonight's show). Get a taste of what to expect at SpeakeasyDC storytelling shows and classes.

Cast

Amy Saidman

Host

Amy Saidman is known best for her victories at Purim festivals far and wide, claiming the coveted goldfish-in-a-bag prize many times. Her favorite Hebrew school song is Wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish and believes JDate.com is a scam. When not watching Fiddler on the Roof, she spends her time as Artistic Executive Director of SpeakeasyDC, which is how she weaseled into this show.

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Matty Litwack

Storyteller

Matty Litwack is a young DC comedian with an intelligent and silly brand of comedy. Matty has worked at clubs such as the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse and DC Improv, and in 2011 he was a semi-finalist in the TBS/Rooftop National College Comedy Competition

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Adam Reuben

Storyteller

Adam Ruben, a writer, comedian and molecular biologist. A storytelling teacher for SpeakeasyDC, Ruben is the author of Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School (Random House, 2010). He currently co-hosts “Outrageous Acts of Science” on the Science Channel.

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Press

SpeakeasyDC has been covered in some of the most respected news outlets in the Washington area including the Washington Post, The Washingtonian, DC Magazine, and The Washington City Paper. Read a sample here.