The 1st Annual Toronto Jewish Playwriting Contest brings together the Jewish Plays Project, Miles Nadal JCC, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Koffler Arts, and the Kultura Collective for an evening combining play readings, playwright video introductions, and live audience voting. Three finalists — Flatbush Lysistrata by Lila Rachel Becker, This Place Stinks by Jacob Surovsky, and Shura by Roee Joseph — will be presented as 20-minute excerpts read by a Canadian acting ensemble including Sarah Orenstein, Jonas Chernick, Ori Black, Hershel Blatt, Brittany Kay, and Anat Kriger. The evening will be directed and hosted by Illana Stein, with Hershel Blatt producing, and audiences will vote to select one winning play. The winner will receive a developmental workshop as part of the Festival of New Jewish Theater in fall 2026.
Cast and Creative Team for 1st Annual Toronto Jewish Playwriting Contest at Miles Nadal JCC
Cast
Anat Kriger
Ensemble
Brittany Kay
Ensemble
Hershel Blatt
Ensemble
Ori Black
Ensemble
Jonas Chernick
Ensemble
Sarah Orenstein
Ensemble
Creative Team
Shir Friebach
Translator
Stephen Brackett
Director
Will Steinberger
Director
David Hein
Writer
Irene Sankoff
Writer
Robert Askins
Writer
Lauren Yee
Writer
Marc Bruni
Director
Jacob Surovsky
Playwright
Roee Joseph
Playwright
Lila Rachel Becker
Playwright
Illana Stein
Director
Hershel Blatt
Producer
Sam Mogelonsky
Producer
Deanna Di Lello
Producer
David Winitsky
Artistic Director
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