Auditions Call for our 2010-11 season

TEATRON Toronto Jewish Theatre, now in its eighth season, is seeking actors for the following three plays:

1. KOSHER  LUTHERANS, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, November 10 to 21, 2010, Canadian Première

Hanna and Franklyn are a perfect Jewish couple who desperately want to have a child of their own, but can't. A young woman from Iowa, pregnant and God-fearing, offers them to adopt her baby. Just before the adoption papers are signed, the couple realizes that she doesn't know they're Jewish. Fearing that this may put the adoption in jeopardy, they decide to pose as Lutherans—but how far are they willing to go to have a family?

 Character Breakdown KOSHER LUTHERANS:

Franklyn - 40, a Jewish lawyer

Hannah - 38, his wife

Ben - 40, Franklyn’s best friend

Martha - 37, Ben’s wife

Alison - 18, a student from Iowa

2. HARD LOVE by Motti Lerner, January 5 - 16, 2011, Canadian Première

 In this fiercely romantic drama, Hannah and Zvi are reunited after divorcing twenty years earlier. Raised in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim, the couple ended their marriage when Zvi turned his back on Judaism and Hannah did not. Now the teenage children from their second marriages have become romantically involved, forcing Hannah and Zvi back into each other's lives.

 Character Breakdown HARD LOVE:

Zvi - 40, a secular Jew

Hannah - 37, Zvi’s ex wife, very religous

3. A HAMBURGER IN A PITA, March 2 - 13, 2011, World Première
The Liebermans are typical Canadian secular Jews. The Noys are typical Israeli secular Jews—and now, neighbours to the Liebermans. Differences of mentality and mannerism lead to tensions, but when their children fall in love with each other and with Judaism, the parents find that they have much more in common than they thought.

 Character Breakdown A HAMBURGER IN A PITA:

Paul Lieberman - 40, a Canadian Jew

Rachel (Ray) Lieberman - 40, his wife

Jenny - 22, their daughter

Danny - 19 their son

Scott - Jenny’s non- Jewish boyfriend

David  Noy - 40, Israeli born sales man

Sharon Noy - 38, his Israeli born wife

Yael - Their 18 year old daughter

All performances are at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (former Ford Center) Studio Theatre.

First auditions:

Tuesdays, July 6 and 13, 2010

If you can’t make these, let us know.