About Us
Northwestern Students making theatre that is specifically Jewish and universally human!
OUR mission
The Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s mission is to generate and champion theatre rooted in Jewish, universal values. Our commitment to three principle values – community (kehillah; קהילה), education (chinuch; חינוך), and collaboration (chibur; חיבור) – guides JTE in cultivating conversation and connection through storytelling with a Jewish point of view. JTE strives to uphold an equitable environment that celebrates the creativity and inclusion of all members, collaborators, and audiences on Northwestern’s campus.
WHo we are
The Jewish Theatre Ensemble (JTE) is one of the eight student theatre boards within the Student Theatre Coalition (StuCo) at Northwestern University. JTE was founded in 1995 by a group of five students whose goal was to expand the university’s student theatre community by producing plays and musicals involving Jewish themes. Since then, the board has since presented more than 50 such productions to students at Northwestern as well as members of the Evanston and Chicagoland communities. JTE endeavors to produce theatre that is specifically Jewish, universally human, and that mantra extends to the artists who make it. While our board members and collaborates are all keenly inspired by the role that faith plays in our lives and hope to reflect that in the stories we tell, many involved with JTE are not Jewish and have no prior knowledge of Judaism before working with us!
Want to learn more about the productions we put on? Click through the gallery below to see more images from recent shows!
