The Old House set in 1970s Odessa, Ukraine
After selling out both shows earlier this year, JDY Theatre’s production of The Old House returns for a second run.
A real-life mother-son story brought to the stage
Michael Fraiman looks into the play We Keep Coming Back, which will run at the Factory Theatre in downtown Toronto from Nov. 14 to 25.
Audience will have ringside seats to family quarrel
Kathryn Kates interviews the cast of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company’s production of Bad Jews.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg find vindication onstage
Michael Fraiman writes about the Teatron’s production of The Story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
Show transports audiences to a foreign land – literally
Michael Fraiman details The Curious Voyage, a new site-specific, immersive theatrical experience thought up by Arkady Spivak, the Russian-Jewish artistic director of Talk is Free Theatre, a cutting-edge theatre company in Barrie, Ontario.
The Dybbuk still speaks to us
The Dybbuk, like Shakespeare’s greatest works, asks such profound moral questions that its story is reinvented with every generation.
Boom looks at historical events including creation of Israel
Actor and playwright Rick Miller of Toronto stirs nostalgia and a look at provocative historical events from 1945-69 in the one-man-show Boom to take place from Aug. 14-19 at the CAA Theatre in Toronto.
Fringe plays give voice to Jewish women
Michael Fraiman profiles Toronto Fringe Festival storytellers Paula Wolfson (Judas Star Supersong) and sisters Anna Mehler Paperny and Juliet Paperny (The Ties that Bind and Gag).
This summer, The Ward comes back to life in Toronto
With a comprehensive documentary-photo exhibit and musical theatre performance, this is the summer of The Ward.
Popular Israeli podcast comes to the stage
A celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday, the show, Mixtape: The Stories Behind Israel’s Ultimate Playlist, arrives at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre on April 16.