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sarah jae leiber

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playwright, screenwriter, essayist

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Plays

PLEASE LAUGH

i can fix him

The Repair Man

Freudian Oops

the old jew who begat scrooge, on his deathbed

tom weiner is a sociopath

Grand Theft Tea Leaves

Tingle (or, The Cold Sore Play)

Screenplays

Available upon request.


Hearts and Bones*, a pilot. 


One and one-half wandering Jews (a bipolar student rabbi and a career puppeteer with OCD) meet at therapy and encounter each other's demons. 


Semifinalist and top 4% of entries in ScreenCraft's 2021 TV Pilot competition.


Mommy Issues, a pilot.


A 25-year-old virgin with unfortunately genetic reproductive health issues starts trying to become a mother in a series of increasingly unethical ways.


Klezmerobics, a feature film. 


It’s 1985, and a group of teenage girls in a traditional Orthodox Jewish community find sisterhood, passion, and power in their high school dance troupe with a little help from a postpartum mom choreographer and a bootlegged Jazzercise tape. 


Go To Him, a short film. 


A group of teenage girls from Queens accidentally go to LaGuardia Airport the day The Beatles touch down at JFK in 1964.

Entertainment Writing

"'Better Call Saul' was always more than the sum of its 'Breaking Bad' parts," via Polygon


"In 'Palm Springs,' Consent Is a Murky Line," via Bitch Media


"'Everything is Copy' and Searching for Nora Ephron's 'Kimberly,'" via Bright Wall / Dark Room


"BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS is Everything You've Been Waiting For"


"A Comprehensive Guide to All the Musical Theatre References in SCHMIGADOON," via BroadwayWorld


"A Love Letter to Motel the Tailor, the M in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's FMK," via The Niche


"FX’s Impeachment: A Study in Caricature and Misogyny," via Jewish Women's Archive


"I'm Tired of Trying to Root for Midge Maisel," via Jewish Women's Archive


"DIRTY DANCING, Jewish Girls, and Radiant Confidence," via Film Daze Magazine


"Revisiting Marty From GILMORE GIRLS, Rory's Last Grasp at the Working Class," via Grow Up


"Rabbi Raquel Has a Place in the 'Hahnaissance,'" via Jewish Women's Archive


"Amazing Grace," via Jewish Women's Archive


"Religious Women Are Sidelined in AN AMERICAN PICKLE," via Screen Queens 


"Jess Mariano From GILMORE GIRLS Deserves Better," via BroadwayWorld


"When Men Don’t Listen: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) – Retro Review," via Screen Mayhem


"Music Movies and Me: Music as Context in YESTERDAY & BLINDED BY THE LIGHT"


"New Musical OUR NEW TOWN Centers Students in the Gun Violence Conversation"


"Remembering OPPOSITE SEX – Chris Evans' Short-Lived TV Drama," via Small Screen


"BWW Review: The Secret Sisters' SATURN RETURN is the Perfect Album for Your Mercury Retrograde"


"BWW Review: I Sometimes Wish BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY'd Never Been Born At All"


For all articles from BroadwayWorld, click here.


For all articles from Screen Mayhem, click here.

Comedy Writing

"'Livestreams Are Killing Live Theatre,' says Man Who Paid $849 for Premium 'Hamilton' Tickets," via The Broadway Beat


"Man Desperately Waiting for Sondheim to Die So He Can Re-Post High School 'Into The Woods' Photos," via The Broadway Beat


"Chaos Erupts at Broadway-Themed Bat Mitzvah Over Separate Tables for Lippa's and LaChiusa's 'The Wild Party,'" via The Broadway Beat


"Kentucky Exodus," via Sally Mag


"Synagogue Mouse: The Story of Jurgen," via Facebook

Poems

"if you could see her through my eyes you'd have the time of your life," via Daily Drunk

Celebrity & Artist Interviews

"BWW Interview: Rachel Bloom Talks New Book, Bullies, and Musical Theatre"


"BWW Interview: Yeardley Smith Talks Broadway, Lisa Simpson, and SMALL TOWN DICKS"


"BWW Interview: Kristin Chenoweth Shares Details on Filming 'Tribulation,' the SCHMIGADOON! Showstopper"


"BWW Interview: DEBRIS & Broadway Star Norbert Leo Butz Doesn't Think We're Alone in the Universe"


"BWW Interview: Kenneth Branagh Talks Playing Shakespeare in ALL IS TRUE"


"BWW Interview: Jane Krakowski Unpacks Her Jazzy SCHMIGADOON! Number, Performed Entirely in a Tiny Car"


"BWW Interview: Stephen Root on Character Actors, Specificity, & THE MIGHTY ONES"


"BWW Interview: Leslie Odom Jr. Teases Season Two of CENTRAL PARK!"


"BWW Interview: Ariana DeBose Reveals Which Musical Theatre Characters Inspired her SCHMIGADOON Performance!" 


"BWW Interview: Jaime Camil Brings His Love for Musical Theatre to SCHMIGADOON!"


"BWW Interview: Ethan Slater & Tom Kenny Chat About THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL on DVD"


"BWW Interview: Brian Stokes Mitchell Shares What it Means to Be UNITED IN SONG"


"BWW Interview: Tony Winner Ali Stroker is Excited to Perform 'As Long As You're Mine' as Part of WICKED IN CONCERT!"


"BWW Interview: Hear From Matt Selman & Elisabeth Kiernan Averick About THE SIMPSONS' Broadway-Musical-Worthy Season Premiere!"


"BWW Interview: Markéta Irglová Discusses the Legacy of ONCE, 14 Years Later


"BWW Interview: Keiko Agena Talks THE NEVER LIST, The Enneagram & Lane Kim"


"BWW Interview: Eva Noblezada on Country Music, Lea Salonga, & YELLOW ROSE"


"BWW Interview: Rob Paulsen on the ANIMANIACS Reboot & Finding the Joy"


"BWW Interview: Kimiko Glenn & Megan Hilty Dish on CENTAURWORLD!"


"BWW Interview: Andrew Barth Feldman & Olivia Rose Keegan Talk HSMTMTS!" 


"BWW Interview: Jeff Richmond Talks GIRLS5EVA & the Intersection of Music & Comedy"


"BWW Interview: Mike Viola Talks New Album, Adam Schlesinger, and a DEWEY COX Musical" 


"BWW Interview: Our Lady J Talks Representation, Poetry, and the American Dream"


"Q & A With Daniela Gesundheit," via JWA


"Interview With Intimacy Director Claire Warden," via Muhlenberg College


"Rhett Miller Brings the New and Olds to ST94," via Montgomery News

Jewish Writing

"My Jewish family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but for 6 decades we’ve celebrated with our close Catholic friends," via Jewish Telegraphic Agency


"When the Pogrom Comes, Can I Afford to Leave?" via Jewish Women's Archive


"BroadwayWorld Presents The Broadway Seder Plate," via BroadwayWorld


"Sarah Jae Leiber on her play and mental illness," via Hakol


"Wrestling Birthright," via Wordpress

Mental Health Writing

"I'm no expert but, according to WebMD, I have leukemia. Or is it anxiety?" via Uncomfortable Revolution


"Saving Your Friends," via The Validation Project


"please hold yourself accountable!!!" via Wordpress

Viral Videos

"Top 10 Sweetest Homer & Marge Simpson Moments," via WatchMojo


"Top 10 Worst Things The Simpsons Have Done to Grampa Simpson," via WatchMojo


"Teatime With Crumpet," via Actors Theatre of Louisville

Press Releases

"'New Voices / New Visions' showcases talents of female student directors and playwrights," via Muhlenberg College 


"'Tal: Beyond Imagination' Explores Creativity, Imagination with Humor and High-Flying Theatrics," via Muhlenberg College


Photo from "The Repair Man" (2018) by Kenek Photography

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