ONLINE CLASS

Join us for Sharyn Rothstein’s first Jewish Film and TV Club!   Participants will discuss the groundbreaking animated comedy-drama Long Story Short, about the complex relationships that unfold in a multi-generational Jewish family. Sharyn will lead a deep dive into the non-linear style of the writing, the unique ways that plots and characters are crafted in this particular medium, and how the story speaks to us.

Sharyn Rothstein is an award-winning playwright and television writer. Her newest play Bad Books is a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere play, and will be produced at theaters across America this year. Sharyn is currently a writer and Co-Executive Producer on SUITS LA, the spin-off of the hit legal drama SUITS, for which she wrote and produced for five seasons. Sharyn was also a writer and Co-Executive Producer on AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes, andhas developed shows for Apple, AMC and Bravo. Her Helen Hayes Award-nominated musical adaptation of the beloved film Hester Street (with music and lyrics by Joel Waggoner) was produced at DC’s Theater J in the Spring 2024. Her play By The Water was first produced by Manhattan Theater Club and Ars Nova and was the recipient of the American Theater Critic’s Association Francesca Primus Prize. Her audio drama Deep Fake was recently released on Audible. Sharyn holds an MFA in dramatic writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and a Masters in Public Health from Hunter College.