Friday night -- incredible!

I am behind in my blog. It has been so intense, so much like a roller-coaster ride, that I have not had the time to process and reflect. So for those who are reading, my apologies. I have a number of thoughts to share with you about my last performances.

On Thursday I managed to recover […]

ArtScape magazine

Robyn Israel brings her one-woman show, "Jewish Girls Don't Kayak," to the Arts Project.

by Tess de Haan

Robyn Israel is a woman of many talents and even more energy. She is reviving her revamped one-woman show, “Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak,” at The Arts Project this month.

“Jewish Girls […]

The Reporter

March 25, 2009 By Jesse Reynolds

Getting into Character

It’s late Tuesday afternoon, and the theatre at The ARTS Project is in total darkness. About a hundred empty chairs face the stage, and when the lights come up, Robyn Israel is standing alone. She flips open a cellphone and jumps right into her […]

Theatre in London review

Reviewed by Kenneth Chisholm, March 27, 2009

Written and performed by Robyn Israel Directed by Peter Busby

The Arts Project Theatre March 24–28, 2009

In one manner of thinking, being Jewish can be as much like kayaking as fiddling on a roof. It requires a sense of balance to work through the rapids […]

The Western Gazette

Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak, They Perform Comedy by Adam Szymanski

Jewish Girls Don't Take Boat Safety Seriously

Robyn Israel is a one-woman show both on and off-stage. The award-winning stage performer and playwright is currently performing her good-humoured, satirical play, Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak, at the ARTS Project.

Israel performs the […]

Theatre in London review

Opening Night

I confess — I had Opening Night jitters.

My performance wasn't as smooth as Preview Night (I tripped over more words this time), but thankfully the audience was very forgiving. Witha 32-page script, it's almost impossible to deliver each line cleanly, but I try. I've been giving lots of thought lately to the grand dames […]

Rogers Interview

Preview Night!

Yesterday was a whirlwind — three interviews, all Western related. Started off the morning with an interview on CHRW radio, followed by ones for the Gazette and the Reporter. It brought back memories of when I worked as an A&E writer, covering interesting stories. They all asked insightful questions about the show […]

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