Montreal International Yiddish Theatre Festival

June 17-25, 2009

The Montreal International Yiddish Theatre Festival will bring together Yiddish theatres from Israel, France, Romania, Poland, Australia, the USA and, of course, Canada.

This Festival will have something for everyone. For audiences, a diversity of exciting formal and impromptu events will entertain, educate, and inspire. For theatre professionals, the Festival offers a unique opportunity for artistic exchange.

This Festival marks the 50th Anniversary of the award-winning Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre

This Festival will include:

performances of plays - both dramas and musicals
a film series
continual music
exhibits
a scholarly symposium organized by McGill University's Jewish Studies Department
public lectures
an outdoor event
workshops for theatre professionals
(all related to Yiddish theatre and sub-titled to ensure accessibility.)