One Jewish Boy
Previews March 19th, 20th, 21st; Opening March 22nd, Closing April 28th
Jesse, a nice Jewish boy from North London, falls hopelessly in love with Alex, a mixed-race woman from South London. How they struggle to stay in love as they are confronted with the world’s unpredictable cruelty is the biting, funny, bittersweet story of One Jewish Boy.
with: Sharae Foxie and Ezekiel Goodman
set design by Justin Huen
costume design by Dianne Graebner
light and sound design by Matt Richter
production stage manager Bianca Rickheim
Stephen Laughton is an award-winning, critically acclaimed writer with a rising international profile. He has work in various stages of development across film and theatre in NYC, LA, London, Cape Town, and Sydney. He has worked with major theatres and broadcasters including the Royal Court, MTC, Headlong, BBC, TF1 and Film4. He is an Associate Artist in the Astrophysics team at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Stephen has two major plays coming up in 2025: Giants, which explores the controversy that unfolded on the set of James Dean’s last film, is set to open at the Sydney Opera House; and Velocity – which examines mental health in the LGBTQ+ community through the lens of the birth of the universe, human reaction times, and dark matter – is set to open at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.
For screen, his sci-fi short Hiraeth won 8 of the 20 awards it was nominated for on the international festival circuit. (Including Best Screenplay). Horror feature – We Live Here is currently being packaged in the US; Sci-fi feature – The Array, in South Africa. His comedy-drama, The Call, begins principal photography in 20
Press for One Jewish Boy
“COMPLEX… TIMELY AND PROVOCATIVE… what happens when you scratch the fabric of society and discover the beauty and ugliness of human relationships?” — Joe Mosqueda, Glamgical
“A DYNANMIC WORK OF ART… Sharae Foxie and Zeke Goodman are incredible actors who find the love and charm in between the storms as their chemistry is the strongest asset to the play along with the stunning set design work by Justin Huen, and nuanced direction by Chris Fields.” — Edward Hong, The Nerds of Color
“EXCELLENT…See this show for its excellent work on the stage in the tradition of The Echo Theatre Company’s continuing contribution to important theatre in Los Angeles. The art of it keeps our spirits alive in this time of crisis.”
— Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles
