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Meet The Creative Talent Behind THE DYBBUK

Newsletter # 34

February 2009

In This Issue

Meet Our Cast

THE DYBBUK

Israel's Judaica's Special DYBBUK display and prices

 

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Dear Patron,

 

THE DYBBUK is opening on February 25! Haven't booked your tickets yet? You can purchase your tickets online now or call 416 781-5527! 

 THE DYBBUK is a poetic play

and in our production is rich with music, dance and lighting effects on an elaborate set. The play includes poems written by H.N. Bialik put to music by Yehudit Shier Weisberg, Noam Bergman's original music, Ronit Eizenman's choreographed dances, and Daniel Sonenberg's lighting. All in all, this show will be an unforgettable experience. Read more about our talented Creative Team below.

 

Come join us. We can't wait to see you!
Ari Weisberg, Artistic Director
416-781-5527

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CastMeet Our Artistic Team:

 

 

NoamNoam Bergman - COMPOSER
Noam has enjoyed music his whole life, and is growing more attached to the art as a music composer. He is the winner of multiple original composition awards and his music appears in several web games. Noam is delighted to be creating music for his first theatre music experience, TEATRON's The DYBBUK.

 

 RonitRonit Eizenman -

CHOREOGRAPHER
Ronit is a dancer and choreographer, specializing in Israeli Dance and Jewish Folk Dance.  Ronit is the director/choreographer of Nirkoda Israeli Damcers of the Koffler Center of the Arts, and the artistic director of the Israel Day Celebration in Toronto.Ronit has choreographed many dances for the Rikudiyah, the annual Children's Dance Festival in Toronto, and is the co-founder of the Dor-LeDor program at the Rikudiyah.

YehuditYehudit Shier Weisberg - SONG COMPOSER AND ADAPTOR
For TEATRON, secretary of the board and editorial advisor to the director for the past six years. Yehudit has taken a more active role in THE DYBBUK: she composed the melody to the poem "Wherefore", and set the remaining poems to existing Yiddish melodies. Yehudit teaches Jewish studies, Hebrew and prayer to both adults and children, performs as a ventriloquist storyteller, writes stories for children, and does energy healing.
 

DanDaniel Sonenberg, BFA - LIGHTING DESIGNER
For TEATRON, HOME OF THE BRAVE, THE TENTH MAN, CHAIM'S LOVE SONG.  Dan's other theatre credits include URINETOWN, LES MISERABLES, and the original production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS JUNIOR. Daniel, a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School, is a lighting designer based in Toronto.  With over 14 years in the industry, designing over 300 events shows, Dan is the National Lighting Director at AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions. 

 

Asna Wise - COSTUME DESIGN
For TEATRON, A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT. Asna is a lifelong "opera nut" and theatre lover who began her schooling at the Conservatory of Music in Vilnius.  She also holds a Master's Degree in English Literature (Medieval Theatre) from University of TorontoAsna has acted in community theatre and spent one summer at the Banff Festival's opera department  Asna a is "performer in a non-singing role" for the Canadian Opera Company.  

 

Michael Close - SET DESIGN
For TEATRON: THE TENTH MAN, THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO. Michael has worked in the area of scenographics since 1979 and has a broad range of experience from scenic art to production design. Michael Close is also a professional artist who has had well over 80 solo and numerous group exhibitions with many shows at international levels. Toronto born and raised Michael Close is married to a former public art gallery curator; he has two young daughters who have already won many international art awards.

Read more about our talented cast and artists.

 

 

THE DYBBUK 

 A Drama by S. Anski

IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION 

Adapted and Directed by Ari Weisberg

Choreography by Ronit Eizenman
Songs Composition & Adaptation by Judy Shier Weisberg

Original music and Orchestration by Noam Bergman. 

 

Featuring:                                                          Howard Jerome as Reb Azrielke 

Mark Albert as Sender

Ron Boyd as the Messenger

Jonah Hundert as Chonnon

Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman as Leye 

And Full Cast 


 

February 25 to March 8, 2009 

At the Leah Posluns Theatre

 

THE DYBBUK is a love story of a different kind, where other-worldly forces are at work in a simple village in Eastern Europe. This romantic drama, born in the Yiddish Theatre, has transcended its cultural context to become a classic of modern Jewish theatre. Read more...

 

 

Check detailed performance schedule and ticket prices by clicking here or check our web site www.teatrontheatre.com
To book tickets call: 416-781-5527

 

What the Media Has Said about TEATRON

 

"Untrammelled optimism suffuses A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT from beginning to end. Ably directed by Weisberg, and distinguished by fine performances, the play honours the resilience of the survivors in their new, embattled homeland." The Canadian Jewish News, Sheldon Kirshner.


"CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a simple and touching, and at times uproariously funny play. Best of all it is enlivened by Irving Dobbs' larger-than-life portrayal of Chaim.
CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a sweet show, without ever becoming saccharine. Weisberg notes in the program that after reading the play several years ago he fell in love with it. You will too." The North York Mirror, Mark Andrew Lawrence.       
 
"TEATRON's THE GOD OF ISAAC is often hysterically funny and at times surreptitiously touching. The performers under Ari Weisberg's crisp direction keep the play moving at a quick and steady pace building to a correct yet surprising ending. Don't miss it!" The North York Mirror,
Mark Andrew Lawrence.      

 

"It's not often that a theatre production is able to do justice to a great novel and a great movie, but TEATRON Theatre's production of THE CHOSEN proves beyond a doubt that it can be done. Director and producer Ari Weisberg's use of lighting and stage direction combine brilliantly to juxtapose the past and the future, as well as the orthodox and secular Jewish home." Town Crier, Sandie Benitah.

 

"Ari Weisberg has done an admirable job of directing THE CHOSEN, making it a vivid and timely theatre piece. You don't have to be Jewish or religious to enjoy the work. Sure there's a spiritual quality to THE CHOSEN, but it's a universal one." Jewish Tribune, Barbara Shainbaum. 
  

Read more...

We are very excited about this new season and we are sure that you will be too. Come join us. We can't wait to see you.

Book Your Tickets now!

 

 

 IsraelsISRAEL'SThe Judaica Centre's Special DYBBUK Display

In honour of our production, Israel's Judaica, Eglinton store, has put up a special display to celebrate THE DYBBUK. On display are books relating to the play and the play itself in different adaptations, all at greatly reduced prices.

Please stop at the store and check it out.

870 Eglinton Ave West
Toronto Ontario
M6C 2B6

416-256-1010
1-800-449-5918 

http://www.israelsjudaica.com 

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Meet THE DYBBUK's Talented Cast

Newsletter # 32

January 2009

In This Issue

Meet Our Cast

THE DYBBUK

Save $10 on Limmud!

Israel's Judaica's Special DYBBUK display and prices

 

Quick Links

Purchase Tickets

10 and more always save

About Us

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THE DYBBUK opens February 25 for a limited run of 9 shows at the Leah Posluns theatre.

MEET OUR CAST. I have the privilege to work on this play with a large and talented cast led by veteran actor and entertainer HOWARD JEROME. Read more about our cast below.

 

ISRAEL'S Judaica has put up a special display to celebrate THE DYBBUK, read more... 

 

Haven't booked your tickets yet? You can purchase your tickets online now! 
Come join us. We can't wait to see you!
Ari Weisberg, Artistic Director
416-781-5527

Purchase your tickets now for best seats

 

Remember, 10 and more always save,

contact us for group rates 

CastMeet Our Cast:

 

Our production of THE DYBBUK features a talented cast of over 20 actors featuring veteran actor and the M.C. of Ashkenaz

HOWARD JEROME (This Night) as Reb Azrielke, 

MARK ALBERT (The Tenth Man, Conversations With My Father) as Sender, 

RON BOYD as the Messenger, 

JONAH HUNDERT as Chonnon,

SARAH ILLIATOVITCH-GOLDMAN as Leye

and ANITA SHIR-JACOB as Frade.

The all-ages cast also includes our returning actors:

JORDAN COHEN (Conversations With My Father),

KIVI SHAPIRO (Chaim's Love Song),

MENACHEM SIFEN (Conversations With My Father),

PHILIP SOIFFER (Conversations With My Father)

and CLINTON SOMERTON (A Glimpse Of The Light),

as well as actors new to TEATRON Theatre:

HAYLEY FISHER,

SHAYNA GOLDBERG,

BARB GRANEK-GUTSTEIN,

EMMA HENRY,

NATHAN HENRY,

RIVKA JAKUBOVIC,

DAN LAWSON,

ANGELE MORGAN,

ANNA ROSS

and AKSHAY SHARMA.
We are sure that you'll love them all.

Learn more about our cast by clicking here and reading their biographies.

 

 

 

THE DYBBUK 

 A Drama by S. Anski

IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION 

Adapted and Directed by Ari Weisberg

Choreography by Ronit Eizenman
Music Direction & Adaptation by Judy Shier Weisberg

 

Featuring:                                                                                                         Howard Jerome as Reb Azrielke 

Mark Albert as Sender

Ron Boyd as the Messenger

Jonah Hundert as Chonnon

Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman as Leye 

And Full Cast 


 

February 25 to March 8, 2009 

At the Leah Posluns Theatre

 

THE DYBBUK is a love story of a different kind, where other-worldly forces are at work in a simple village in Eastern Europe. This romantic drama, born in the Yiddish Theatre, has transcended its cultural context to become a classic of modern Jewish theatre. Read more...

 

 

Check detailed performance schedule and ticket prices by clicking here or check our web site www.teatrontheatre.com
To book tickets call: 416-781-5527

 

What the Media Has Said about TEATRON

 

"Untrammelled optimism suffuses A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT from beginning to end. Ably directed by Weisberg, and distinguished by fine performances, the play honours the resilience of the survivors in their new, embattled homeland." The Canadian Jewish News, Sheldon Kirshner.


"CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a simple and touching, and at times uproariously funny play. Best of all it is enlivened by Irving Dobbs' larger-than-life portrayal of Chaim.
CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a sweet show, without ever becoming saccharine. Weisberg notes in the program that after reading the play several years ago he fell in love with it. You will too." The North York Mirror, Mark Andrew Lawrence.       
 
"TEATRON's THE GOD OF ISAAC is often hysterically funny and at times surreptitiously touching. The performers under Ari Weisberg's crisp direction keep the play moving at a quick and steady pace building to a correct yet surprising ending. Don't miss it!" The North York Mirror,
Mark Andrew Lawrence.      

 

"It's not often that a theatre production is able to do justice to a great novel and a great movie, but TEATRON Theatre's production of THE CHOSEN proves beyond a doubt that it can be done. Director and producer Ari Weisberg's use of lighting and stage direction combine brilliantly to juxtapose the past and the future, as well as the orthodox and secular Jewish home." Town Crier, Sandie Benitah.

 

"Ari Weisberg has done an admirable job of directing THE CHOSEN, making it a vivid and timely theatre piece. You don't have to be Jewish or religious to enjoy the work. Sure there's a spiritual quality to THE CHOSEN, but it's a universal one." Jewish Tribune, Barbara Shainbaum. 
  

Read more...

We are very excited about this new season and we are sure that you will be too. Come join us. We can't wait to see you.

Book Your Tickets now!

 

 

Special for TEATRON patrons: Save $10 on registration.

Limmud Toronto, an innovative and vibrant grassroots festival of Jewish learning and culture, returns on Sunday, February 15, 2009!

Choose your own adventure from over 35 sessions led by some of Toronto's most dynamic Jewish educators, performers and teachers.  This year, you can study Torah, liturgy and Jewish history, go green with a panel on eco-Judaism, learn to write your family memoir, sing along with an instant choir, speak your Jewish experience in poetry and much more!  The cost for the day includes underground parking on site and a kosher dairy lunch.  Free programs for children ages 5-12.

Receive a $10 registration discount by going to:

http://limmud2009.eventbrite.com/?discount= and entering Teatron at the "Enter Discount Code" at the bottom of the price list.

 

 IsraelsISRAEL'SThe Judaica Centre's Special DYBBUK Display

In honour of our production, Israel's Judaica, Eglinton store, has put up a special display to celebrate THE DYBBUK. On display are books relating to the play and the play itself in different adaptations, all at greatly reduced prices.

Please stop at the store and check it out.

870 Eglinton Ave West
Toronto Ontario
M6C 2B6

416-256-1010
1-800-449-5918 

http://www.israelsjudaica.com 

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Announcing Our New Season of Jewish Plays

TEATRON Theatre's Newsletter #23

March 2008

In This Issue

A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT

THE DYBBUK

Playwright: "Never Have I Felt the Script Handled So Lovingly, Carefully, and Naturally."

What The Media Has Said About TEATRON

 

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Last Month's Newsletter

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Dear Friend,

 

Tickets are now on sale for our upcoming sixth season of great Jewish plays! In celebration of Israel's sixtieth anniversary, our season opens with A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT by Ben Finn, a musical love story set during the events that led to the creation of the state.

Our second play, THE DYBBUK by S. Anski, is a classic from the Yiddish and Hebrew theatre. Our production, in English translation, brings you the magic and insight of this timeless masterpiece that is sure to grab and entertain people of all ages. See below

Purchase your subscriptions now for best seats! For more information about show times and prices please click here.

We were privileged to have the playwright of our last production, CHAIM'S LOVE SONG, in attendance at our last performance. Read his note below.

We can't wait to see you at the show!  


Ari Weisberg, Artistic Director
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A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT

A Musical by Ben Finn

Directed by Ari Weisberg

November 12 to 23, 2008 At the Leah Posluns Theatre

A love story spanning the events leading to the birth of Israel, from illegal immigration to life on a Kibbutz. A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT follows a group of Holocaust survivors as they become participants in the greatest Jewish adventure since biblical times.

 

"A momentous story... a musical big in vision and scope." Newsday  

"A moving and exhilarating experience, with a beautiful score that tugs on your heartstrings."  Jewish Week Reed More

 

Click here for performance times and prices or call 416-781-5527

 

 

 

 

THE DYBBUK  by S. Anski

IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION 

Directed by Ari Weisberg

February 25 - March 8, 2009 At the Leah Posluns Theatre

 

THE DYBBUK is a love story of a different kind, where other-worldly forces are at work in a simple village in Eastern Europe. This romantic drama, born in the Yiddish Theatre, has transcended its cultural context to become a classic of modern Jewish theatre. Read more

 

"By the time they get to Leah's fabled exorcism at the hands of an ancient looking rabbi, we're in their thrall" San Francisco Bay

 

Click here for performance times and prices or call 416-781-5527

 

 

 

Chaim's Love song's Playwright: "never have I felt the script handled so lovingly, carefully, and naturally."

                    

[On] Friday, Sharon and I flew to Toronto to see your production of [my play] CHAIM'S LOVE SONG.

We left sunshiny 77 degree Los Angeles to fly into the biggest snow storm in Toronto in 30 or 40 years. On Saturday, I couldn't move my walker two feet through the snow on the streets. 

I thought: what have we done? Traveled 3,000 miles to be stuck in a hotel?  Would our return flight get off on Monday? Was it worth it?

We saw the play [TEATRON'S production of CHAIM'S LOVE SONG] on Sunday. I expected a good production. My expectations were way too low. Was it worth it?  Oh, brother!

From start to finish, it was done naturally. The actors disappeared and became the characters they played. Each plot change came logically, properly motivated. 

The laughs were there. The dramatic theme even more so. The audience was movingly affected.

  I've seen the play dozens of times over the past ten years, with different actors, directors and interpretations, and I was mostly satisfied.  But, never have I felt the script handled so lovingly, carefully, and naturally. The acting, the direction, the work of the crew were all integrated, warm, and first rate.

 

Marv Chernoff - playwright

Read more

 

 

What the Media Has Said About TEATRON:

"CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a simple and touching, and at times uproariously funny play. Best of all it is enlivened by Irving Dobbs' larger-than-life portrayal of Chaim.

Ari Weisberg's staging, aided by Daniel Sonenberg's effective lighting design, makes it clear when Chaim's memories are taking over the stage. CHAIM'S LOVE SONG is a sweet show, without ever becoming saccharine. Weisberg notes in the program that after reading the play several years ago he fell in love with it. You will too." The Mirror, Mark A. Lawrence

 

"TEATRON's The God of Isaac is often hysterically funny and at times surreptitiously touching. The performers under Ari Weisberg's crisp direction keep the play moving at a quick and steady pace building to a correct yet surprising ending. Don't miss it!" The North York Mirror, Mark Andrew Lawrence      

"It's not often that a theatre production is able to do justice to a great novel and a great movie, but TEATRON Theatre's production of The Chosen proves beyond a doubt that it can be done. Director and producer Ari Weisberg's use of lighting and stage direction combine brilliantly to juxtapose the past and the future, as well as the orthodox and secular Jewish home." Town Crier, Sandie Benitah.

"Ari Weisberg has done an admirable job of directing The Chosen, making it a vivid and timely theatre piece. You don't have to be Jewish or religious to enjoy the work. Sure there's a spiritual quality to The Chosen, but it's a universal one." Jewish Tribune, Barbara Shainbaum.

"An entertaining and thoughtful production, director Ari Weisberg and the cast of The Sisters Rosensweig have given the play careful consideration. Each of the performers completely understands the motivations of their characters." The Mirror, Mark A. Lawrence.

Read more ...

We are very excited about this new season and we are sure that you will be too. Come join us. We can't wait to see you.

Book Your Tickets now!

 

 

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