Beer-Sheva Theater: Then & Now

Beer Sheva Theater was founded in 1973 

Every year the theater produces 5 new plays, which appear before 12,000 subscribers from Be'er Sheva and the surrounding area, thousands of students and ticket buyers.

In addition, every evening the theater performs on every possible stage in cultural centers in Israel, from north to south.

The Beer Sheva Theater has about 50 actors, all of whom are graduates of professional acting schools, and also employs about 70 staff members, and many more service providers. 

Over the years, the theater "raised" young and talented actors and creators, who became the leading figures in Israeli culture.

The theater's commitment to the community is also reflected in the cooperation of various social organizationsSchools in distressed neighborhoods, youth clubs, aid to at-risk youth, open apartments for the mentally challenged, organizations for the disabled and the IDF organization for the disabled, are just a small part of the organizations that regularly benefit from watching the theater performance at special prices or as a donation.

The Beer Sheva Theater has a unique educational department which is responsible for educating the younger generation to love theater and running about 4 different projects each year of activity.

These projects deal with special populations and self and group empowerment of children and teenagers through the medium of theater.

 

In conclusion, a look at the past and the achievements of the theater today, illustrates the fulfillment of the vision that has become an existing fact. The small urban theater has now become one of the most important and leading theaters in Israel. The Beer Sheva Theater is the largest cultural body from Gush Dan to Eilat and as such the theater takes responsibility in the fields of culture, welfare, education, and settlement.

His name and success precede him, and he is invited to perform in the best cultural halls and the leading theaters in Israel.

On Stage: 2025–2026

Pink Lady

Script by Mindy Erlich | Stage adaptation by Aya Kaplan | Director Kfir Azoulay

 

An uplifting comedy drama written by Mindi Ehrlich, a member of the Hasidic community in Jerusalem who drew from her own experience to write the script.

Death and The Maiden

(La Muerte Y La Doncella)

By Ariel Dorfman | Translator Ido Ricklin | Director Amir I. Wolf

 

Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman’s 1990 play Death and the Maiden had its world premier in London in July of 1991.

Considered Dorfman’ s most important play, it has as its central theme the myriad challenges faced by a nation attempting to return to stability after governmental upheaval.

 

PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS

Play by Eitan Aner | Director Tamar Keenan

 

A comic drama about a woman fighting for a burial plot, only to find herself falling back in love with life.

Beer – Shevskaya

Play And Director Yarden Gilboa

 

A Wild Immigration Cabaret

Held Over from Previous Seasons

Permitted to Any Men

Written and directed by Aya Kaplan

A thought-provoking intense drama about a woman’s struggle for freedom.

Till Death Unites Us

 Written by Noa Lazar Keinan In collaboration with Daphna Silberg

Based on an idea by Nevo Ziv
Directed by Daphna Silberg

 

A bittersweet comedy about life after loss and the power of love.

The Life Before Us

 Written by Xavier Jaillard

Translated by Dori Parnes

Directed by Amir I. Wolf

 

Based on the compassionate and profoundly humane novel
by the Jewish-French author Romain Gary, written under
his literary pseudonym Émile Ajar. The stage adaptation
by Xavier Jaillard won the 2008 Molière Award for Best
Adaptation.

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