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The Raging Skillet
Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sundays, 2 p.m. Continues through Oct. 21Theater
The chef and food writer known only as Rossi has come a long way to get to the launch of her first book, The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi. Her "memoir with recipes" will debut at a combination book talk/cooking demonstration that will put the cherry on top of her arduous climb through the kitchens of NYC and also serve as a stick in the eye to all the chauvinist restaurateurs who told her she'd never make it. The only trouble comes when her mother crashes the party, which is quite a feat for a dead woman. Mom — who never approved of Rossi's lesbianism, her rejection of her Orthodox Jewish heritage for punk rock or her foul mouth — becomes the counterpoint to her big day in Jacques Lemarre's play about food and family, Raging Skillet. Inspired by the true story of caterer Chef Rossi, the play opens the new season for the New Jewish Theatre, the first with new artistic director Edward Coffield. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday (October 4 to 21) at the Wool Studio Theatre at the Jewish Community Center (2 Millstone Campus Drive, Creve Coeur; www.newjewishtheatre.org). Tickets are $42 to $45. $42-$45
2 Millstone Campus Drive
Maryland Heights
314-442-3283
The Raging Skillet
Sat., Oct. 20, 8 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 21, 2 p.m. 314-442-3283info@newjewishtheatre.org
Theater
Based on the book by Chef Rossi, New York’s first punk-rock, Jewish, Lesbian caterer. When Rossi’s Jewish mother discovers the microwave, home-cooked meals become a thing of the past. What starts as a rebellion against her Orthodox parents, chauvinism in the kitchen, and the pressures of conformity ends with her becoming New York’s #1 punk-rock caterer. This hilarious and heartfelt new comedy is based on the true-life story of Chef Rossi. Talkbacks scheduled after October 14th and October 18th performances. Directed by Lee Anne Mathews. Cast: Sarajane Alverson, Erin Renee Roberts, Kathleen Sitzer* (*member AEA) 42-45
https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/new-jewish-theatre/current-productions/
2 Millstone Campus Drive
Maryland Heights
314-442-3283
Sarah Kendzior
Sat., Nov. 3, 7 p.m. 314-442-3152apakett@jccstl.org
Literary Events
Local St. Louisan, Sarah Kendzior, provides a clear-eyed account of the realities of life in America’s overlooked heartland in The View from Flyover Country, a piercing critique of the labor exploitation, race relations, gentrification, media bias, and other aspects of the post-employment economy. The View from Flyover Country, with an updated introduction and epilogue that reflect on the ways that the You-Know-Who presidency was the certain result of the realities first captured in Kendzior’s essays, is necessary reading for anyone who believes that the only way for America to fix its problems is to first discuss them with honesty and 20
https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/st-louis-jewish-book-festival/festival-events-schedule/40th Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
Nov. 4-18, 8 a.m. 314-442-3152apakett@jccstl.org
Literary Events
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of authors, books, and ideas during the first two weeks of November, with additional bookend events year-round. The range of author topics is vast: business, cooking, economics, family, fiction, history, music, religion, sports, and more. Now in its 40th year, the Festival is nationally recognized for both its excellence and its size – it is one of the largest in the country with more than 10,000 audience members annually. People from all backgrounds and religions come to Festival events to hear premier speakers, share their thoughts, and ask questions. See website
https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/st-louis-jewish-book-festival/
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