Venue: (click below for map)

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen Street Halifax

Times:

Thu Sept. 2 @6 p.m. Fri Sept. 3 @8 p.m. Sat Sept. 4 @3 and  7:20 p.m. Sun Sept. 5 @ 9:10 p.m. Mon Sept. 6 @ 2:50 and 6:10 p.m. Sat [...]]]> Show: Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak

Venue: (click below for map)

Bus Stop Theatre
2203 Gottingen Street
Halifax

Times:

Thu Sept. 2 @6 p.m.
Fri Sept. 3 @8 p.m.
Sat Sept. 4 @3 and  7:20 p.m.
Sun Sept. 5 @ 9:10 p.m.
Mon Sept. 6 @ 2:50 and 6:10 p.m.
Sat Sept. 11 @ 5:20 p.m.
Sun Sept. 12 @3:40 and 7 p.m.

Tickets: $10, available at the door.

#7  The Conservatory, 211 Bannatyne Avenue (Crocus Building)

Times:

Thu July 15 @3:30 p.m.

Fri July 16 @12:00 p.m.

Sat July 17 @ 5:15 p.m.

Mon July 19 @ 10:30 p.m.

Wed July 21 @ 7 p.m.

Thu July 22 @10:30 p.m.

Fri July 23 @ 7 [...]]]> Show: Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak
Venue:

#7  The Conservatory, 211 Bannatyne Avenue (Crocus Building)

Times:

Thu July 15 @3:30 p.m.

Fri July 16 @12:00 p.m.

Sat July 17 @ 5:15 p.m.

Mon July 19 @ 10:30 p.m.

Wed July 21 @ 7 p.m.

Thu July 22 @10:30 p.m.

Fri July 23 @ 7 p.m.

Sat July 24 @ 1:45 p.m.

Tickets:  $10, available at the door. For advance tickets phone (204) 942-6537 or visit www.winnipegfringe.com

Venue: Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Avenue (at Preston St.) , Ottawa

Time: 8 p.m.

Tickets: $25 + GST ($26.25), available at www.thegladstone.ca or by calling (613) 233-2453 (GLAD)

Venue: McManus Studio, 471 Richmond Street, London, ON

Dates: April 19 and 22 (Tribes); April 20 and 23 (Summer Comes Late)

Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $10, available by calling (519) 672-8800

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Dateline New York – London’s own versatile writer/actor Robyn Israel, hit the boards Big-Apple style, Off-Off-Broadway last night with her prize-winning, one-woman show, Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak and we are basking in the glory of her achievement.

Poignant insight interwoven with quicksilver wit lit up [...]]]> Reviwed by Renee Silberman, October 7, 2009

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Dateline New York – London’s own versatile writer/actor Robyn Israel, hit the boards Big-Apple style, Off-Off-Broadway last night with her prize-winning, one-woman show, Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak and we are basking in the glory of her achievement.

Poignant insight interwoven with quicksilver wit lit up Israel’s audience, as the tale of self-discovery unfolded. New Yorkers readily identified with the shtick, an outpouring of yearning and insight familiar to anyone capable of finding the humour in life’s complexities.

Israel made an easy transition from the familiar setting of a London stage to the ambitious New York theatre scene. Her poise never abandoned her as she vindicated her belief that her play was suited to the world “out there.” The subjects Israel touched on resonated with the audience, both those who knew the Jewish quarter of Montreal, and those whose frames of reference did not include anything of the Canadian background of the play. In post-play conversation, Israel elaborated on her life and theatrical experiences and was especially amusing on the topic of crossing the Canadian-U.S. border where the authorities were not charmed by the universality of dramatic experience.

Stage Left Studio, ‘The most beautiful little theatre in NYC,’ is the brainchild of Cheryl King, a producer, director and performer who brings experimental works into her clever, intimate setting. As a member of the Dramatist’s Guild, she is well-placed to bring performers new to the New York scene to the attention of an ever-hungry stage-loving public. King presented Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak in The Women at Work Festival. This showcase performance afforded Israel a great moment Off-Off-Broadway. She has every justification to feel stage struck, and we who follow her career have every reason to feel star-struck!

But  I felt compelled to write about my recent experience performing in St. Marys.  My show, “Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak,” was presented as part of the city’s storytelling series, and I was overwhelmed by the response. There were [...]]]> It’s been awhile since my last blog, so my apologies to anyone who’s been reading.

But  I felt compelled to write about my recent experience performing in St. Marys.  My show, “Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak,” was presented as part of the city’s storytelling series, and I was overwhelmed by the response. There were about 100 people in attendance, most locals, some from Stratford and the Kitchener-Waterloo area, others as far as Kincardine. It was truly a lovely, supportive audience who stayed glued to their seats throughout the 90-minute performance. Most were not Jewish, and a theatre-goer friend of mine commented that it’s an interesting phenomenon, how non-Jewish audiences are often more responsive to Jewish stories than Jewish audiences. Go figure!

After the show there was a reception at the United Church, the site of the performance. The repast included bagels and challah, and I included a display tray with food that’s mentioned in my show (knishes, hamantashen, latkas etc.). One woman came up to me and told me that she was inspired to start Internet dating as a result of seeing my story. I wish her the best of luck! To me that’s what makes putting my story out there worthwhile.

Next up: Ottawa!