On The Bimah: Pride is the Opposite of Shame - Season 3, Episode 7 with Adam Odsess-Rubin

On The Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists

For "Pride is the Opposite of Shame" (Season 3, Episode 7), which dropped Thursday, September 7, we called to the Bimah Founding Artistic Director of National Queer Theater Adam Odsess-Rubin.

Based in New York City, Adam founded NQT in 2018 to provide a creative home for LGBTQ+ artists and showcase unheard voices within the community.

We had an enlightening discussion about how the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam, meaning "to repair the world", has shaped Adam's artistic mission and informed NQT's focus on uplifting marginalized queer stories. He shared insights into curating NQT's 5th Annual Criminal Queerness Festival this past June, which spotlighted Eastern European and Ukrainian LGBTQ+ artists.

Adam also gave us a preview of exciting new NQT initiatives like Staging Pride, a free theatre education program for LGBTQ+ youth, and the Write It Out! playwriting workshop for people living with HIV/AIDS. Through these impactful programs and productions, Adam and his team at NQT are truly working to repair the world for LGBTQ+ communities.

"On the Bimah: Spotlighting Jewish Theatre Artists" continues to illuminate the heart, soul, and diversity of contemporary Jewish theatre, guided by your host Danielle Levsky.

This podcast is an Alliance for Jewish Theatre program, produced by Danny Debner and Danielle Levsky. Our theme music is by Ilya Levinson and Alex Koffman, and our logo is by Alize Francheska Rozsnyai.