Outreach & Development - Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

Young Audience Development
Since 1994, Young Audience Development presentations of WJT mainstage plays have brought live theatre to over 20,000 students. Each Young Audience presentation includes a talk-back session with the actors and study guides for teachers.

With the generous support of Great West Life, our Young Audience Development continues in this our 24th season and our plays are able to reach and inspire new generations of theatre lovers.

For more information on upcoming young audience performances and school bookings please call the theatre at (204) 477-7515.

Apprentice Programs
WJT has filled a void in the theatre community by providing theatre training to Winnipeg youth who may not have had the opportunity to become involved in professional theatre. Many of the students who apprenticed with WJT have gone on to work at larger theatre companies such as Manitoba Theatre Centre and Prairie Theatre Exchange.

The goal of this program is to help local youth between the ages of 16 and 24 secure some experience in the theatre. To date WJT has had success with students from Sisler High School and the University of Winnipeg. We hope to expand the program to all interested youth.

New Play Development
WJT is committed to producing new plays in development and plays a large role in the development of aspiring Canadian playwrights.

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre has been involved in the development of the following new plays:

Double Cheese Planet by Hanoch Reim
Going Home by Hanoch Reim and Sharon Bajer
The Year of the Flood by Howard Wiseman
Cote Saint Joe by Daniel Libman
The Tower by Holly Harris
Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
League of Nathans by Jason Sherman
None is too Many by Jason Sherman
The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman
The Escape by Carol Matas
Pop! by David Gale
Plenty Room by Liza Balkan
Louie's Dilemma by Alex Poch-Goldin
Scrabble from The Apple by Sharon Bajer
Talk by Michael Nathanson
Some Things You Keep by Alix Sobler

The Father adapted by Julie Tepperman

One of Ours by Michael Nathanson

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