TEATRON Toronto Jewish Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season

Ari Weisberg, Artistic Director of TEATRON Toronto Jewish Theatre announced today the theatre's ninth season of Jewish themed plays.

"We are pleased to announce a most exciting season for 2011-12 bringing three Canadian firsts, exploring political and social issues in comedy and drama.

We just finished our eighth season, and it was our biggest and most successful one yet. Many of our performances were sold out forcing us to add performances and extend our runs".

DECEIVED By Motti Lerner

November 9 - 20, 2011

From the pen of HARD LOVE's playwright Motti Lerner, comes a powerful drama taking a bold look at the role of one man in the cruel game of state-powers. When an American Jew is caught transferring valuable information to Israel, issues of political corruption, love and the respective governments' own interests come to the fore. Based on the story of Jonathan Pollard.

A TINY PIECE OF LAND
by Joni Browne-Walders and Mel Weiser
January 4 - 15, 2012
After the untimely death of his wife, American dentist Barry impulsively makes his first trip to Israel to visit his long-estranged younger brother Yosi, who had made his home there for years. Happiness at the reunion is immediately challenged by clashes in politics. Yosi's daughter, Rachel, joins the fray, and terrorist attacks add to the emotional drama of this play.

CAN I REALLY DATE A GUY WHO WEARS A YARMULKE? A comedy by Amy Holson-Schwartz
February 29 - March 11, 2012
Eleanor a smart, savvy PHD candidate. Just back from a disastrous Birthright trip and a broken relationship, is thrust into a new relationship with Aaron. He's a doctor, he's got the brains, the looks, the wit... But wait! He's also got a serious case of Zionism and affinity to religion. Can Eleanor, whose secular brand of Judaism might include the occasional latke but definitely does not include God, see past his yarmulke to find her true love? This is a love story. It's a story of identity. It's about who you are and who you can be.

 

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