Harold_Green_Jewish_Theatre

Harold Green Jewish Theatre

Harold Green Jewish Theatre

Canadian professional theatre company

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre (HGJT) is a professional non-profit theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the only non-profit Jewish theatre company in Toronto.[1][2]

Background

The theatre was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish perspective."[3][4][5][6] The company aims to present, celebrate, and preserve stories about Jewish culture, history, and beliefs.[7] In addition to performances, the HGJT also engages in educational outreach programs.[1]

Each season, the HGJT produces 3-5 productions.[7]

Leadership

The HGJT's artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman.[8]

The Barlin-Daniels Emerging Artists Initiative

The HGJT, in partnership with theatre company Artists in Residence, launched The Barlin-Daniels Emerging Artists Initiative in order to support and motivate new theatre artists.[9][10]

Productions

  • Rose (2007/08)[11][12][13]
  • The Sisters Rosensweig (2007/08)[11][12]
  • Tuesdays With Morrie (2008/09)[11]
  • Kindertransport (2008/09)[14]
  • Zisele (2008/09)[15]
  • Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears (2009/10)[16][17]
  • The Soul of Gershwin (2009/10)[16][17]
  • Talk (2009/10)[15]
  • Lenin’s Embalmers (2010/11 season, co-production with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre)[11][18]
  • Zero Hour (2010/11 season)[19][18]
  • To Life (2010/11 season)[19][18]
  • One of a Kind (2010/11 season)[12]
  • Mamaloshen (2011/12 season)[20][21]
  • The Children’s Republic (2011/12 season, co-production with Tarragon Theatre)[20][21][22]
  • Circumcise Me (2011/12 season)[20][21]
  • Lost In Yonkers (2011/12 season)[20][21]
  • Visiting Mr. Green (2011/12 season)[20][21]
  • Nazi Hunter (2012/13 season)[23]
  • Over the Rainbow (2012/13 season)[23]
  • The Whipping Man (2012/13 season, produced in association with Obsidian Theatre)[23][24]
  • Falsettos (2012/13 season, produced in association with Acting Up Stage Company)[23][25]
  • …And Stockings For the Ladies (2013/14 season)[26]
  • Stars of David (2013/14 season, produced in association with Angel Walk Theatre)[26][27]
  • Funny Girl (fundraiser, 2013/14 season)[26]
  • New Jerusalem (2013/14 season)[26]
  • There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (2013/14 season)[26]
  • An Israeli Love Story (2013/14 season, direct from Israel)[26][28]
  • Joel Grey: Up Close and Personal (2014/15 season)[29]
  • Bella: The Colour of Love (2014/15 season)[30]
  • Therefore Choose Life (2014/15 season)[30]
  • Driving Miss Daisy (2014/15 season)[30][31]
  • Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz (2014/15 season, produced in association with Sara Schwartz Geller Productions)[30][32]
  • Stephen Schwartz (fundraiser, 2014/15 season)[30]
  • The Immigrant (2015/16 season)[12]
  • The Model Apartment (2015/16 season)[12][33]
  • Golda's Balcony (2015/16 season)[12][34]
  • Kabaret (2015/16 season)[12]
  • A Rhapsody In Gershwin (2015/16 season)[12]
  • 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother (2015/16 season)[12][35]
  • Rose (by Martin Sherman) (2016/17 season)[36]
  • The Jazz Singer (2016/17 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)[37][38]
  • Walk Me To the Corner (2016/17 season)[39]
  • Freud's Last Session (2016/17 season)[40]
  • A Boy Like That: An Evening of Leonard Bernstein (2016/17 season)[12]
  • The Times They Are A Changin’ (2017/18 season)[41][42]
  • My Name is Asher Lev (2017/18 season, co-production with Studio 180 Theatre)[41][43]
  • My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy! (2017/18 season)[44]
  • Mikveh (2017/18 season)[41][45]
  • Two by Two (2017/18 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)[41][46]
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (fundraiser, 2017/18 season)[41]
  • Bad Jews (2018/19 season)[47][48][49]
  • Bar Mitzvah Boy (2018/19 season)[47]
  • Becoming Dr. Ruth (2018/19 season)[47]
  • Knishes ‘n Grits (2018/19 season)[47]
  • The Maccabeats: A Chanukah Concert (2018/19 season)[47]
  • Streisand x 9 (fundraiser, 2018/19 season)[47]
  • Actually (2019/20 season, co-production with Obsidian Theatre Company)[11]
  • The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2019/20 season)[50][51]
  • VITALY: An Evening of Wonders (2021/22 season)[52]
  • The Great Divide (2021/22 season)[53][54][55]
  • Knock Knock (2023/24 season)[56][57][58]
  • An Evening with Robert Klein (2023/24 season)[59][60]
  • In Seven Days (2023/24 season)[61][62][63][64]
  • Discovering Allan Sherman (2023/24 season)
  • The Shoah Songbook (2023/24 season)[65][66][67]
  • Tikkun Olam (2023/24 season)[68]

Notes

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