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May 24, 2023 · And to complete the circle, Sharyn’s husband, Jeff Lesh, is from Rochelle Park. She belonged to “a Conservative synagogue, Beth El in West Hartford, and I went to a Reform Jewish summer camp, Camp Eisner in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where my 9-year-old daughter will be going for the first time this June,” she said.
May 24, 2023 · Her father, Alan, grew up in the state, “so I spent an awful lot of time in the New Brunswick area,” she said. Her mom, Marilyn Simon Rothstein, is the author of several humorous Jewish-themed novels who has “done a lot of book talks around New Jersey.” And to complete the circle, Sharyn’s husband, Jeff Lesh, is from Rochelle Park.
Mar 31, 2024 · Theater J’s production of Hester Street is such a timely choice. It is a pleasure to learn so much about Sharyn Rothstein’s life and her deep connection to the material. At a time when immigrants are being demonized and antisemitism is on the rise, Rothstein’s point is well taken. “We, the descendants of immigrants, are the Americans.”
- Ravelle Brickman
Feb 17, 2023 · “Right To Be Forgotten” by Sharyn Rothstein, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, explores the double-edged sword of liberalism. Scenic designer Jeffrey D. Kmiec creates an atmosphere that mimics a giant, wraparound computer display. Websites, text messages and social media pages projected onto three walls fill in the story between scenes.
- Tristan Bruns
Apr 18, 2024 · Sharyn Rothstein’s new play, now running at Theater J, tells a story of immigrants making a new home in America, but also warns of the uptick in antisemitism. by Ian Thal April 18th, 2024 April ...
- Ian Thal
Mar 1, 2023 · In Edgewater Glen, Chicago, Raven Theatre’s production of Sharyn Rothstein’s Right To Be Forgotten is powerful, touching, and opportune. The play, which premiered in Washington, D.C. four years ago, follows Derril Lark, a painfully awkward 20-something literature student, as he brings suit against big tech for internet privacy violations. Ten years ago, Lark stalked a...
But freedom of information is a big business, and the tech companies aren’t going down without a fight. Secrets, lies, and political backstabbing abound in this riveting new drama about one man’s fierce battle to reclaim his privacy by Primus Prize winning playwright Sharyn Rothstein.
