Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company (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] [9] [10]}

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. ^{[11] [12]}

Productions

• Rose (2007/08) ^{[13] [14] [15]}
• The Sisters Rosensweig (2007/08) ^{[13] [14]}
• Tuesdays With Morrie (2008/09) ^[13]
• Kindertransport (2008/09) ^[16]
• Zisele (2008/09) ^[17]
• Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears (2009/10) ^{[18] [19]}
• The Soul of Gershwin (2009/10) ^{[18] [19]}
• Talk (2009/10) ^[17]
• Lenin’s Embalmers (2010/11 season, co-production with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre) ^{[13] [20]}
• Zero Hour (2010/11 season) ^{[21] [20]}
• To Life (2010/11 season) ^{[21] [20]}
• One of a Kind (2010/11 season) ^[14]
• Mamaloshen (2011/12 season) ^{[22] [23]}
• The Children’s Republic (2011/12 season, co-production with Tarragon Theatre) ^{[22] [23] [24]}
• Circumcise Me (2011/12 season) ^{[22] [23]}
• Lost In Yonkers (2011/12 season) ^{[22] [23]}
• Visiting Mr. Green (2011/12 season) ^{[22] [23]}
• Nazi Hunter (2012/13 season) ^[25]
• Over the Rainbow (2012/13 season) ^[25]
• The Whipping Man (2012/13 season, produced in association with Obsidian Theatre) ^{[25] [26]}
• Falsettos (2012/13 season, produced in association with Acting Up Stage Company) ^{[25] [27]}
• …And Stockings For the Ladies (2013/14 season) ^[28]
• Stars of David (2013/14 season, produced in association with Angel Walk Theatre) ^{[28] [29]}
• Funny Girl (fundraiser, 2013/14 season) ^[28]
• New Jerusalem (2013/14 season) ^[28]
• There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (2013/14 season) ^[28]
• An Israeli Love Story (2013/14 season, direct from Israel) ^{[28] [30]}
• Joel Grey: Up Close and Personal (2014/15 season) ^[31]
• Bella: The Colour of Love (2014/15 season) ^[32]
• Therefore Choose Life (2014/15 season) ^[32]
• Driving Miss Daisy (2014/15 season) ^{[32] [33]}
• Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz (2014/15 season, produced in association with Sara Schwartz Geller Productions) ^{[32] [34]}
• Stephen Schwartz (fundraiser, 2014/15 season) ^[32]
• The Immigrant (2015/16 season) ^[14]
• The Model Apartment (2015/16 season) ^{[14] [35]}
• Golda's Balcony (2015/16 season) ^{[14] [36]}
• Kabaret (2015/16 season) ^[14]
• A Rhapsody In Gershwin (2015/16 season) ^[14]
• 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother (2015/16 season) ^{[14] [37]}
• Rose (by Martin Sherman) (2016/17 season) ^[38]
• The Jazz Singer (2016/17 season, co-production with Dancap Productions) ^{[39] [40]}
• Walk Me To the Corner (2016/17 season) ^[41]
• Freud's Last Session (2016/17 season) ^[42]
• A Boy Like That: An Evening of Leonard Bernstein (2016/17 season) ^[14]
• The Times They Are A Changin’ (2017/18 season) ^{[43] [44]}
• My Name is Asher Lev (2017/18 season, co-production with Studio 180 Theatre) ^{[43] [45]}
• My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy! (2017/18 season) ^[46]
• Mikveh (2017/18 season) ^{[43] [47]}
• Two by Two (2017/18 season, co-production with Dancap Productions) ^{[43] [48]}
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (fundraiser, 2017/18 season) ^[43]
• Bad Jews (2018/19 season) ^{[49] [50] [51]}
• Bar Mitzvah Boy (2018/19 season) ^[49]
• Becoming Dr. Ruth (2018/19 season) ^[49]
• Knishes ‘n Grits (2018/19 season) ^[49]
• The Maccabeats: A Chanukah Concert (2018/19 season) ^[49]
• Streisand x 9 (fundraiser, 2018/19 season) ^[49]
• Actually (2019/20 season, co-production with Obsidian Theatre Company) ^[13]
• The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2019/20 season) ^{[52] [53]}
• VITALY: An Evening of Wonders (2021/22 season) ^[54]
• The Great Divide (2021/22 season) ^{[55] [56] [57]}
• Knock Knock (2023/24 season) ^{[58] [59] [60]}
• An Evening with Robert Klein (2023/24 season) ^{[61] [62]}
• In Seven Days (2023/24 season) ^{[63] [64] [65] [66]}
• Discovering Allan Sherman (2023/24 season)
• The Shoah Songbook (2023/24 season) ^{[67] [68] [69]}
• Tikkun Olam (2023/24 season) ^[70]
• Trayf (2024/25 season) ^{[71] [72] [73]}
• Cohen & King (2024/25 season) ^{[74] [75]}
• The Runner (2024/25 season) ^[76]
• Estelle Singerman (2024/25 season) ^{[77] [78]}
• Words & Music (2024/25 season) ^{[79] [80]}
• Simon & Garfunkel (2025/26 season) ^{[81] [82]}
• Without an Evil Eye (2025/26 season) ^{[83] [84] [85] [86]}
• How Do We Get Out of Here? (2025/26 season) ^{[87] [88] [86]}
• Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (2025/26 season) ^{[89] [90] [91]}

External links

• Official website

Notes

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