“Jacob’s Ladder”- A Benefit Reading for the David Mixner Memorial Fund at Theater 555 – New York, NY

A Benefit Reading of “Jacob’s Ladder” for the David Mixner Memorial Fund

Come join us for a special evening at Theater 555 as we present a one-night-only benefit reading of Dennis Bailey and David Mixner‘s play “Jacob’s Ladder.” The intimate reading will support the David Mixner Memorial Fund at The Ali Forney Center. This reading, directed by Jim Cooney, will feature a tremendous cast inlcuding Ephraim Birney, Melissa Errico, Mark Mackillop, Mary Page Nance and Rob Sutton, bringing this powerful story to life on stage. Alex Mustelier will read the stage directions. The David Mixner Memorial Fund supports the lifesaving work of the Ali Forney Center, dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently.

VIP ticket buyers will be able to join us for a reception with the company following the performance.

About the show:

Washington, D.C., 1944. Jacob Greenstein, a young Jewish Harvard graduate, has just landed a position inside the White House. What seems like the start of a promising career quickly becomes something far more complicated. In the halls of power, Jacob is drawn into fierce debates over America’s response to the Nazi genocide in Europe.

At home, his ambitious wife Sara dreams of shaping history herself, while his mother Esther reminds him of the family still trapped overseas — and of the responsibility he carries as both a son and a Jew. Around him, Washington insiders wrestle with politics, prejudice, and the question of whether moral duty can outweigh expedience in wartime.

Witty, poignant, and urgent, Jacob’s Ladder reveals the little-known conversations inside Roosevelt’s administration about saving Europe’s Jews. It’s a story of conscience, identity, and the weight of choices made — or not made — in the face of atrocity.