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LGBTQ+ Playwriting in Israel - The Fifth Wall - Issue Number 18
LGBTQ+ Playwriting in Israel - The Fifth Wall - Issue Number 18, edited by Nimrod Danishman: what we're actually talking about when discussing "LGBTQ+ playwriting": Why is there still so little lesbian centered theatrical creation? What happens when being gay no longer has to be the central conflict of a play? And why do we even need an LGBTQ+ theater once the largest theaters are also telling our stories?
The Fifth Wall - הקיר החמישי
Sep 304 min read
The Gay Revolution Succeeded!
A drag musical fills the National Theater, LGBTQ+ stories have entered the repertoire, and the audience is voting with their feet. So why do we still need our own theater? Nimrod Danishman, playwright and co-founder and director of Hameshulash (Triangle) Theater, on the difference between getting a place on stage and owning your own stage.
Nimrod Danishman - נמרוד דנישמן
Sep 306 min read
A Brief History of Jewish Playwriting
Jewish playwriting is not a distinct category or separate genre, but rather a diverse field of theatrical creation that emerged from the unique encounter between the universal world of theatre and the traditions of Jewish creativity, discourse, and interpretation, as well as the Jewish worldview shaped by the experience of living as a minority. When we speak of Jewish plays in Israel, we usually mean works that engage with Jewish history, the sources of our culture, or the li
Yigael Sachs - יגאל זקס
Jul 710 min read