The Harold Green Jewish Theatre (HGJT) is a professional non-profit theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman.[2] The theatre was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish perspective."[3][4][5][6]

Productions

  • Rose (2007/08)[7][8][9]
  • The Sisters Rosensweig (2007/08)[7][8]
  • Tuesdays With Morrie (2008/09)[7]
  • Kindertransport (2008/09)[10]
  • Zisele (2008/09)[11]
  • Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears (2009/10)[12][13]
  • The Soul of Gershwin (2009/10)[12][13]
  • Talk (2009/10)[11]
  • Lenin’s Embalmers (2010/11 season, co-production with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre)[7][14]
  • Zero Hour (2010/11 season)[15][14]
  • To Life (2010/11 season)[15][14]
  • One of a Kind (2010/11 season)[8]
  • Mamaloshen (2011/12 season)[16][17]
  • The Children’s Republic (2011/12 season, co-production with Tarragon Theatre)[16][17][18]
  • Circumcise Me (2011/12 season)[16][17]
  • Lost In Yonkers (2011/12 season)[16][17]
  • Visiting Mr. Green (2011/12 season)[16][17]
  • Nazi Hunter (2012/13 season)[19]
  • Over the Rainbow (2012/13 season)[19]
  • The Whipping Man (2012/13 season, produced in association with Obsidian Theatre)[19][20]
  • Falsettos (2012/13 season, produced in association with Acting Up Stage Company)[19][21]
  • …And Stockings For the Ladies (2013/14 season)[22]
  • Stars of David (2013/14 season, produced in association with Angel Walk Theatre)[22][23]
  • Funny Girl (fundraiser, 2013/14 season)[22]
  • New Jerusalem (2013/14 season)[22]
  • There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (2013/14 season)[22]
  • An Israeli Love Story (2013/14 season, direct from Israel)[22][24]
  • Joel Grey: Up Close and Personal (2014/15 season)[25]
  • Bella: The Colour of Love (2014/15 season)[26]
  • Therefore Choose Life (2014/15 season)[26]
  • Driving Miss Daisy (2014/15 season)[26][27]
  • Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz (2014/15 season, produced in association with Sara Schwartz Geller Productions)[26][28]
  • Stephen Schwartz (fundraiser, 2014/15 season)[26]
  • The Immigrant (2015/16 season)[8]
  • The Model Apartment (2015/16 season)[8][29]
  • Golda's Balcony (2015/16 season)[8][30]
  • Kabaret (2015/16 season)[8]
  • A Rhapsody In Gershwin (2015/16 season)[8]
  • 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother (2015/16 season)[8][31]
  • Rose (by Martin Sherman) (2016/17 season)[32]
  • The Jazz Singer (2016/17 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)[33][34]
  • Walk Me To the Corner (2016/17 season)[35]
  • Freud's Last Session (2016/17 season)[36]
  • A Boy Like That: An Evening of Leonard Bernstein (2016/17 season)[8]
  • The Times They Are A Changin’ (2017/18 season)[37][38]
  • My Name is Asher Lev (2017/18 season, co-production with Studio 180 Theatre)[37][39]
  • My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy! (2017/18 season)[40]
  • Mikveh (2017/18 season)[37][41]
  • Two by Two (2017/18 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)[37][42]
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (fundraiser, 2017/18 season)[37]
  • Bad Jews (2018/19 season)[43][44][45]
  • Bar Mitzvah Boy (2018/19 season)[43]
  • Becoming Dr. Ruth (2018/19 season)[43]
  • Knishes ‘n Grits (2018/19 season)[43]
  • The Maccabeats: A Chanukah Concert (2018/19 season)[43]
  • Streisand x 9 (fundraiser, 2018/19 season)[43]
  • Actually (2019/20 season, co-production with Obsidian Theatre Company)[7]
  • The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2019/20 season)[46][47]
  • VITALY: An Evening of Wonders (2021/22 season)[48]
  • The Great Divide (2021/22 season)[49][50][51]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company | UJA Federation of Greater Toronto". www.jewishtoronto.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Harold Green Jewish Theatre - About Us". Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  3. ↑ "All About Jewish Theatre - Actors found new Toronto Jewish theatre company". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Actors found new Toronto Jewish theatre company," by Michael Posner, Globe and Mail
  5. ↑ "New home for Jewish theatre," by Richard Ousounian, Toronto Star, Nov 22, 2007
  6. ↑ "Actors found new Toronto Jewish theatre company," Adam Michael Segal, Canadian Jewish News, 13 December 2007
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Harold Green Jewish Theatre". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Harold Green Production Archive". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ↑ Ouzounian, Richard (2008-03-06). "Jewish theatre makes a strong debut with Rose". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  10. ↑ Hoile, Christopher (2008-11-10). "Review - Kindertransport - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Toronto". www.stage-door.com. Eye Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  11. 1 2 "Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  12. 1 2 "Thedore Bikel to Play Sholom Aleichem as Part of Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company Season - TheaterMania.com". 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  13. 1 2 "Jewish Theatre company season". Toronto Star. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  14. 1 2 3 "Zero Hour at Toronto's Harold Green Theatre". CBC. April 20, 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Theatre company presents new works at Miles Nadal". The Canadian Jewish News. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Landau, Emily (2011-04-14). "Just-announced Harold Green theatre lineup includes Eugene Levy and Mandy Patinkin". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Spence, Rebecca (April 13, 2011). "Harold Green Theatre Co.'s 2011-12 season". National Post.
  18. ↑ "THE CHILDREN'S REPUBLIC - Toronto Live Theatre - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "NAZI HUNTER Opens Harold Green Jewish Theatre's 2012-13 Season Tonight, Oct 9". BroadwayWorld.com. October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  20. ↑ "Toronto: Obsidian Theatre Company announces its 2012/13 season". Stage Door News. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  21. ↑ "Studio 180 Theatre Study Guide for My Name is Asher Lev • Fall 2017" (PDF). Studio 180 Theatre. p. 8.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Forani, Jonathan (May 9, 2013). "Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company announces new season, featuring one-night only Funny Girl concert". National Post.
  23. ↑ "STARS OF DAVID - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  24. ↑ "AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  25. ↑ Kates, Kathryn (2014-09-02). "Get up close and personal with Broadway legend". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 "Great Theatre Plays Here" (PDF). hgjewishtheatre.uponline.com.
  27. ↑ Lawrence, Mark Andrew (2015-06-12). "FRONT ROW CENTRE: 'Driving Miss Daisy' an enjoyable ride". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  28. ↑ "FABRIK: THE LEGEND OF M. RABINOWITZ - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  29. ↑ Cushman, Robert (May 25, 2016). "Both causes to take cover, The Model Apartment and The Testament of Mary don't reveal enough". National Post.
  30. ↑ Lichtblau, Dorothy (2016-06-06). "Tovah Feldshuh in Toronto to reprise her role as Golda Meir". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  31. ↑ Lawrence, Mark Andrew (2015-10-21). "FRONT ROW CENTRE: No question about it: '25 Questions' has a lot of heart". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  32. ↑ "Theatre company remounts first show to mark its 10 years in the business". The Canadian Jewish News. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  33. ↑ "Financier Aubrey Dan returns to theatre world with new show, $5M donation to Queen's". National Post. April 15, 2016.
  34. ↑ "The Jazz Singer - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  35. ↑ Lawrence, Mark Andrew (2016-11-18). "FRONT ROW CENTRE: Brent Carver performs in Walk Me To The Corner". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  36. ↑ Kates, Kathryn (2017-04-07). "Freud's Last Session imagines a conversation between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "2017/18 Season" (PDF). hgjewishtheatre.com.
  38. ↑ Burke, Jim (February 21, 2020). "Theatre: Harmony and hard times combine in The Times They Are A Changin'". Montreal Gazette.
  39. ↑ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2017-11-10). "Review: My Name is Asher Lev balances art and religion". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  40. ↑ Kates, Kathryn (2017-12-01). "N.Y. actor/comedian takes Toronto stage". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  41. ↑ Fricker, Karen (2018-04-23). "The play Mikveh can be eye-opening, but as theatre it's less than subtle". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  42. ↑ "Two by Two at Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richards, Joanne (July 17, 2018). "The Harold Green gearing up for 2018 season". National Post.
  44. ↑ "Bad Jews | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  45. ↑ "2018/19 Season" (PDF). hgjewishtheatre.com.
  46. ↑ "Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company - Newsletter". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  47. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (2019-11-12). "The Pianist Of Willesden Lane recounts a remarkable tale of hope and survival - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  48. ↑ "VITALY: An Evening of Wonders - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto". www.hgjewishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  49. ↑ "The Great Divide" (PDF). hgjewishtheatre.com.
  50. ↑ Murphy, Aisling (2022-05-06). "REVIEW: The Great Divide at the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company -". Intermission. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  51. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (2022-05-10). "Review: The Great Divide brings a harrowing true story to life". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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