Chanukah in the Dark
Dates : December 6, 2025 — December 21, 2025
Duration : 1 hours
When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions – only to discover the lights they needed and the miracles they searched for were in their midst all along. Perfect for ages 5 and up.
Theater Jr
December 6 – 21, 2025
Chanukah in the Dark
Written by Hayley Finn
with music by Adam Wernick
Directed by Tyler Herman
When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions – only to discover the lights they needed and the miracles they searched for were in their midst all along. Perfect for ages 5 and up.
Join us December 14 for a Chanukah Party at 10am and then a performance at 11am!
About the Production
Run Time: 1 hour
Sasha
Grandpa
Grandma
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Director & Music Director: Tyler Herman
Scenic Designer: Jonathan Dahm Robertson
Costume Designer: Paris Francesca
Sound Designer: Kenny Neal
Lighting & Projection Designer: Hailey LaRoe
Properties Artisan: Pam Weiner
Production Stage Manager: Hope Villanueva
Assistant Stage Manager: Miranda Korieth
Special Performances
We are piloting a new caption system and will be offering closed captioning for selected performances.
Closed captions powered by CCTheater™ from AccessTech, LLC (www.cctheater.com)
Celebrate Chanukah with the JFamily team! Join us at the EDCJCC for our annual Chanukah celebration featuring a bounce house, music, arts and crafts, snacks and more! The Chanukah party is geared toward ages 1-5 but all are welcome.
Make it a double feature with our Theater J performance of Chanukah in the Dark at 11 AM, geared towards ages 5-11.
Add a Chanukah Party ticket to your basket (one per household) in addition to your Chanukah in the Dark tickets at checkout.
Please note: Chanukah in the Dark tickets are sold individually. Chanukah Party tickets are sold per family at a cost of $18/family (with a ticket to the play).
We will offer captions on the following performances:
Sunday, December 7 at 3 PM
Sunday, December 21 at 3 PM
To access captions, you can reserve a tablet before the show by calling the box office or pick up a tablet the day of. For more information you can email or call the box office.
Schedule
Avaaz
Stories from the Brink
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