CenterStage Theatre at the JCC

jcccenterstage.org | 585. 461. 2000 | |
1200 Edgewood Avenue, Rochester

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC has been providing quality, affordable entertainment as the resident theatre company of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester since 1977. CenterStage presents a season of musicals, dramas and comedies in the beautiful Hart Theatre at the JCC in Brighton. As one of the premier theatre groups in the area, CenterStage attracts the best local actors, directors and design staff for an annual series of plays for the entire community to enjoy.

OUR MISSION 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.

CenterStage PRESENTS...

•Musical

Rise, A New Musical

By Joshua Daniel Hershfield • Directed by Madeleine Snow, Music Direction by Ellice Amendolare McQuay, Choreography by Mandi Lynn Griffith
APPROPRIATE AGE RANGE: 15 - up | APPROXIMATE RUNTIME: 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

WORLD PREMIERE – Past and present collide in this world premiere inspired by true stories of young women resistance fighters during the Nazi regime. A modern rock score highlights the ultimate acts of resistance with the ultimate music of rebellion. Winner of the Bela Zarhi Prize from the Ghetto Fighters’ House in Israel.

All patrons welcome regardless of vaccination status. Masks encouraged, and may be required depending on Covid conditions at the time of the event.