Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company is a professional non-profit theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the only non-profit Jewish theatre company in Toronto.
Background
The theatre company was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish perspective." The company aims to present, celebrate, and preserve stories about Jewish culture, history, and beliefs. In addition to performances, the HGJT also engages in educational outreach programs.Each season, the HGJT produces 3-5 productions.
The theatre company is also a co-presenter of the Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition.
Location
The HGJT moved to downtown Toronto in 2011.Leadership
The HGJT's artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman.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.Productions
Rose The Sisters Rosensweig ''''Tuesdays With Morrie Kindertransport Zisele Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears The Soul of Gershwin Talk Lenin’s Embalmers Zero Hour To Life One of a Kind Mamaloshen The Children’s Republic Circumcise Me Lost In Yonkers Visiting Mr. Green Nazi Hunter Over the Rainbow The Whipping Man Falsettos …And Stockings For the Ladies Stars of David Funny Girl New Jerusalem There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin An Israeli Love Story Joel Grey: Up Close and Personal Bella: The Colour of Love Therefore Choose Life Driving Miss Daisy Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz Stephen Schwartz The Immigrant The Model Apartment Golda's Balcony Kabaret A Rhapsody In Gershwin 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother Rose The Jazz Singer Walk Me To the Corner Freud's Last Session A Boy Like That: An Evening of Leonard Bernstein The Times They Are A Changin’ My Name is Asher Lev My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy! Mikveh Two by Two A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Bad Jews Bar Mitzvah Boy Becoming Dr. Ruth Knishes ‘n Grits The Maccabeats: A Chanukah Concert Streisand x 9 Actually The Pianist of Willesden Lane VITALY: An Evening of Wonders The Great Divide Knock Knock An Evening with Robert Klein In Seven Days Discovering Allan Sherman The Shoah Songbook Tikkun Olam Trayf Cohen & King The Runner Estelle Singerman Words & Music Simon & Garfunkel Without an Evil Eye How Do We Get Out of Here?- ''Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish''