Past productions

Artistic Director: Bev Aronovitch

1987-1988
HANNAH SENESH by David Schechter
TODAY I AM A FOUNTAIN PEN by Israel Horowitz

1988-1989
LIES MY FATHER TOLD ME by Ted Allan
A SHAYNA MAIDELby Barbara Lebow

1989-1990
CANTORIAL by Ira Levin
THE GOLDEN LAND by Zalmen Mlotek and Moishe Rosenfeld

1990-1991
TALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson
CROSSING DELANCEY by Susan Sandler

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1991-1992
NEHEMIA PERSOFF’S SHOLEM ALEICHEM
THE ROTHSCHILDS by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Sherman Yellen

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Artistic Director: Kayla Gordon

1992-1993
SHMULNIK’S WALTZ by Allan Knee
THE ESCAPE by Carol Matas
SUBSTANCE OF FIRE by Jon Robin Baitz

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1993-1994
CHUTZPAH A GO-GO by David Gail & Randy Vancourt
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK by F. Goodrich & A. Hackett

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1994-1995
THE CEMETERY CLUB by Ivan Menchell
THE ALWAYS PRAYER SHAWL by Sheldon Oberman
BEAU JEST by James Sherman

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1995-1996
KINDERTRANSPORT by Diane Samuels
Co-Production with Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon Saskatchewan
THE LEAGUE OF NATHANS by Jason Sherman
Co-Production with Prairie Theatre Exchange
FAMILY SECRETS by Sherry Glaser and Greg Howells

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1996-1997
TOO JEWISH by Avi Hoffman
10 X 10 by 10 Canadian female playwrights
NONE IS TOO MANY by Jason Sherman
Co-Production with MTC Warehouse Theatre

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1997-1998
CECIL AND CLEOPAYTRA by Dan Libman
ANNE FRANK AND ME by Cherie Bennett
THAT’S LIFE! Conceived by Helen Butleroff

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1998-1999
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME by Yitzhak Meshel
THE IMMIGRANT by Mark Harelik
DIARY OF A SKOKIE GIRL by Caryn Bark
GHETTO TANGO by Zalmen Mlotek and Adrienne Cooper
SOCIAL SECURITY by Andrew Bergman

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1999-2000
VISITING MR. GREEN by Jeff Baron
COTE SAINT JOE by Dan Libman
LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO by Alfred Urhy

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2000-2001
DOOR TO DOOR by James Sherman
HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH! by Rob Krausz & Douglas Bernstein
THE WALTONSTEINS by Frannie Sheridan
THE GATHERING by Arje Shaw

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2001-2002
SIBS by Diane Flacks and Richard Greenblatt
SHYLOCK by Gareth Armstrong
VICTORIAby by Dulcinea Langfelder and Charles Fariala
FUNNY GIRL by Jules Styne

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2002-2003
THE CHOSEN adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok
FILLER UP! by Deb Filler
THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD by Howard Wiseman
YIDDLE WITH A FIDDLE by Isaiah Sheffer

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2003-2004
THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE by Charles Busch
ZADIE’S SHOES by Adam Pettle
A CATERED AFFAIR by Arje Shaw
GOING HOME by Hanoch Reim and Sharon Bajer
DOUBLE CHEESE PLANET by Hanoch Reim, Chris Sigurdson and Rob G. Slade

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Artistic Director: Mariam Bernstein

2004-2005
DYBBUK adapted by Bruce Myers
BOYCHIK by Richard Krevolin
SUNDAY FATHER by Adam Pettle

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2005-2006
SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies
VIA DOLOROSA by David Hare
EINSTEIN’S GIFT by Vern Theissen

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Artistic Director: Michael Nathanson

2006-2007
GOLDA’S BALCONY by William Gibson
SOAP AND LAUGHTER – AN EVENING OF NEW WORKS by Sharon Bajer, Liza Balkan, David Gale and Alex Poch-Goldin.
BROKEN GLASS by Arthur Miller

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2007 -2008
TALK by Michael Nathanson
SPEED-THE-PLOW by David Mamet
LEBENSRAUM by Israel Horowitz

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2008-09
ESSAY and THE RUSSIAN PLAY by Hannah Moscovitch
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller
NOVEMBER by David Mamet

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2009-10
CHERRY DOCS by David Gow
BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter
SOME THINGS YOU KEEP by Alix Sobler

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2010-11
LENNIN’S EMBALMERS by Vern Theiessen
THE FATHER adapted by Julie Tepperman
ONE OF OURS by Michael Nathanson

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2011-12
WAY TO HEAVEN by Juan Mayorga
TRIBE FEST: GENESIS featuring the National Theatre of the World
ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES by Tony Kushner

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2012-13
DAI by Iris Bahr
FOLLIES by Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman, Co-Production with Dry Cold Productions
IMPROMPTU SPLENDOUR featuring National Theatre of the World
ANGELS IN AMERICA PART TWO: PERESTROIKA by Tony Kushner

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2013-14
GOOD INTENTIONS by Ginny Collins
IVANOV by Michael Nathanson, adapted from Anton Chekhov

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Interim Artistic Director: Kayla Gordon

2014-15
A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN with Jake Erenreich
BAD JEWS by Joshua Harmon

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Artistic Director: Ari Weinberg

2015-16
STARS OF DAVID based on the book by Abigail Pogrebin, conceived by Aaron Harnick
SO NU? A FESTIVAL OF NEW JEWISH PLAYS featuring SHIKSA by Cairn Moore
BUYER & CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins

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2016-17
ANOTHER WAY HOME by Anna Ziegler
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY by Itai Erdal with James Long, Anita Rochon, and Emelia Symington Fedy; A Chop Theatre production
THE WHIPPING MAN by Matthew Lopez

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2017-2018

TRIBES by Nina Raine

WE KEEP COMING BACK by Michael Rubenfeld and Sarah Garton Stanley; A Selfconcious production

FALSETTOS Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine; co-produced with Dry Cold Productions

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2018-2019

BECOMING DR. RUTH by Mark St Germain

INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage

AFTER JERUSALEM by Aaron Bushkowsky

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2019-2020

BAR MITZVAH BOY by Mark Leiren-Young

THE GOLEM'S MIGHTY SWING by James Sturm, adapted by Marcus Jamin

TWO BIRDS ONE STONE by Natasha Greenblatt & Rimah Jabr

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2020-2021

BECOMING DR. RUTH: DIGITAL SCREENING by Mark St. Germain

TRUE COLORS material adapted, curated, and produced by Ronda Spinak

DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE by Ken Ludwig

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2021-2022

25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER by Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Gold

THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK by Daniel Jamieson

CHUTZPAH AND SALSA created by The Braid

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2022-2023

OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY by Ben Caplan, Christian Barry, and Hannah Moscovitch

NARROW BRIDGE by Daniel Thau-Eleff

SUMMER OF SEMITISM by Ori Black

A PICKLE by Deborah Yarchun

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Artistic Director: Dan Petrenko

2023-2024
PALS, OR SCENES FROM A FRIENDSHIP written and performed by Diane Flacks and Richard Greenblatt
GABS SINGS BABS by Gabi Epstein

‍PAIN TO POWER: A KANYE WEST MUSICAL PROTEST by CJ Capital, Tracey Erin Smith, Dan Petrenko, and Seth Zosky
ADDRESS UNKNOWN by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor, adapted by Frank Dunlop