Haifa Theatre

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The Haifa Theatre (Hebrew: תיאטרון חיפה‎; Teatron Hefa) is the municipal theater company of Haifa, Israel.

Haifa Theater, Israel's first municipal theater, was established by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi.[1]Founded in 1961, the Haifa Theater employs Jewish and Arab actors, and has an international reputation for performing provocative works. Its first director was Yosef Milo.[2]

The troupe performs eight to 10 plays a year to a subscription audience of more than 30,000. It performs in cities, kibbutzim and settlements throughout Israel, and regularly presents works of modern theater in Hebrew and Arabic.[3]

The troupe's home base is the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theater of Haifa in Haifa's Hadar Hacarmel neighborhood. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Culture and Leisure in Haifa
  2. ↑ Culture and Customs of Israel
  3. ↑ A Playwright Holds a Light To Israel's Soul
  4. ↑ Haifa Foundation projects

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Coordinates: 32°48′22.8″N 34°59′56.89″E / 32.806333°N 34.9991361°E / 32.806333; 34.9991361

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