Sex and the Holy Land’s run has been getting great reviews in the press!

Time Out New York calls Sex and the Holy Land “an entertaining play” that could “resonate with people of all cultures.”

nytheatre.com writes, “quite outstanding. Weinstein’s dialogue is witty, clever, and a lot of fun. Whether you’re Jewish, Catholic, Buddhist, or any other denomination (or lack thereof), you will certainly walk away laughing—and perhaps thinking a bit.”

Tablet Magazine says, “Melanie Zoey Weinstein, a 23-year-old playwright and performer, has pulled off an impressive feat with this play.”

All of our FringeNYC runs sold out or came close. Make sure to take advantage of your second chance to see Sex and the Holy Land as part of the FringeNYC Encore Series!

Sex and the Holy Land has been invited to continue its relationship with FringeNYC through FringeNYC’s special Encore Series, which allows the most talked about shows of FringeNYC the chance to come back and take their encore.

Sex and the Holy Land will have an additional 5 performances at the SoHo Playhouse (located at 15 Vandam Street) on:
Friday, September 11 at 7pm
Saturday, September 12 at 2pm
Saturday, September 12 at 10:30pm
Sunday, September 13 at 8:30pm
Tuesday, September 22 at 8pm

Tickets are $18 and are on sale now. Get them here before these shows sell out like our FringeNYC shows did!

Audience response to Sex and the Holy Land has been outstanding!

“Went with no expectations other than to be entertained and to take part in the Fringe Festival. What can I saw, we were so taken and absolutely enjoyed the show. The actors and actresses, the simple yet totally significant scenery had us in awe. We laughed, we cried and we related to once being in our 20’s and going off to Israel to celebrate our youth as well as being parents and watching our children go off to celebrate their freedom and find their identity.”
-Pearl

“Melanie is not only a talented playwright, but a wonderful actress as well. As a matter of fact, all three girls were top notch actresses. It was interesting to peek into the psyches of today’s generation, which, as it turns out, is not so unlike the psyches of our generation. Her characters were beautifully developed revealing their confusion over Jewish identity, sexuality, responsibility, political ideology and coming of age. The play was creative, dramatic, heart warming and so very funny.”
-Sheila

“It definitely brought me back to my two years in Israel when I was 18-19.”
-Lori

Sex and the Holy Land has had plenty of mentions in the press, both Jewish and Gentile.

Click on the links below to read all about it!

JERUSALEM POST: “Showing off their fringe,” 8/12/09

NEW JERSEY JEWISH NEWS: “Love in a warm climate,” 8/13/09

ARTSBEAT (The NYTimes Arts and Culture Blog): “The Fringe-y Days of August,” 8/13/09

JEWLICIOUS: “Israel is Sex,” 8/14/09

Sarah-Doe Osborne (Or), Melanie Zoey Weinstein (Lili), Ruby Joy (Chaya)

Ruby Joy (Chaya), Melanie Zoey Weinstein (Lili), Sarah-Doe Osborne (Or)

Photographs by Joshua Z Weinstein