Northwoods Ramah Theatre

The Northwoods Ramah Theatre Company

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin is the home of The Northwoods Ramah Theatre Company, an ensemble group dedicated to creating new work that reflects the Jewish experience.  Their work is developed through an open-rehearsal process aimed at a wide audience of children and adults. By opening up the creative process, not just the performance, to the camp audience, the NRTC inspires the potential for a deeper connection to the work; not only does the community serve the process, the process serves the community. Culling material from folklore, poetry, contemporary literature and ancient texts, all sources are treated as sacred, and by working them into the script, the NRTC aims to magnify the connection between the story and Jewish teaching.

 In 2007, professional actors Jonathan Adam Ross, Annie Levy, Franny Silverman and Matt Walters were in residence in camp for two weeks collaborating on performances for groups of campers and staff.  One of their presentations was The Hero of Kabul, an original play by Ramah alumnus and professional playwright Marc Goldsmith who also joined the NRTC in residence at camp.

 In addition to time spent preparing for their camp performances, these professionals worked with camper groups to help infuse their classes and programming with Jewish drama.

Past Northwoods Ramah Theater presentations included:

2005 - The Underwater Palace - Created from a kabalistic folk tale

2006 - The Jewbird - Based on the short story by Bernard Malamud

2007 - The Hero of Kabul by Marc Goldsmith
   The Jewish Wife by Bertolt Brecht