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The Israeli Drama Newsletter by Work Group hosts leading Israeli playwrights and theater artists in articles and interviews presenting different approaches in contemporary Israeli drama. Each issue is dedicated to a genre (comedy, documentary drama, historical drama, female dramaturgy, etc.) and guest editors curate the editorial work.

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#18 LGBTQ Playwriting

#17 Playwriting School

#16 Jewish Plays

#15 Suspense and Horror

#14 Documentary Drama

#13 Absurd, Fantasy and Nonsense

#12 On Writing Comedies

#11 Israeli Drama in the World

#10 On Writing and Love

#9 Historical drama

#8 ?What Will It Be

#7 When the Cannons Roar

#6 Musical Theater

#5 Cinema and Theater

#4 Female dramaturgy

#3 Play Development

#2 Political Drama

#1 On Procrastination in Writing

What is Documentary Theater, and How Do They Do it?

Playwrights Danielle Cohen Levy, Ronnie Brodetsky, Keren Cohen Israeli, Maya Buenos, Ori Egoz, Motti Lerner, Roee Joseph and Ilya Domanov discuss dilemmas, challenges, and different approaches in the process of creating documentary theater.

Documentary Theater

Yigael Sachs - יגאל זקס

Jan 1527 min read

Santino Ellwood and the Mockumentary Theater

Ben Sgerski on the American fringe playwright and director Santino Ellwood, who is considered by many to be the founder of the mockumentary theater genre.

Documentary Theater