Robyn Israel

The beauty and honor that are set so deeply, emotionally and lovingly reflect on all the elements that have built up this piece in the life of Robyn Israel. In her one-woman show, Robyn exhibits the tribulations of her ancestors’ decision to leave the homeland, growing up in French Canada as a Jewish girl, the colorful people she has encountered and the joys and pains of relationships. An emotional journey both touching and inspiring, revealing much about ourselves as we look into the experiences of one woman. It just goes to show that when you follow your passions, you can do anything your heart desires.
–Eric

“Robyn Israel has created a superb show about religious and ethnic pride, Canadian multiculturalism in all its idealistic glory and moderating realities. Enduring ignorant strangers and an overbearing mother, Israel mirrors her own name’s meaning, “struggle” and tells a tale where she looks for her own self-identity that squares with her people’s heritage. What we gain from that internal wrestle is a superb one-woman show that celebrates what Canada has itself fought to become and mourns that it should be more.”