Kvutsat Avoda (Work Group) Theater Ensemble

The Fifth Wall Israeli Playwrights' Bulletin

The Fifth Wall
Israeli Drama Magazine

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

A School for Playwrigts

Playwrights Hillel Mittelpunkt, Avishai Milstein, Boaz Gaon, Danielle Cohen Levy, Hadar Galron, Noam Gil, and Oren Jacobi discuss how to learn playwriting, warnings and recommendations, courses and workshops, the best books to look to for guidance on dramatic writing and tips for beginner and veteran writers

Yigael Sachs - יגאל זקס

Aug 2918 min read

Why are We Afraid of Horror?

The Horror Genre in Israeli Theater

Yigael Sachs - יגאל זקס

Jun 69 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