featured En: The Teacher

Posted April 13th, 2026 filed under featured En.

The Teacher / Odem Radai
or: How I got Fired from Teaching at High School


Black Comedy Comedy New Writing Psychological Drama Subject: Parent-Child Relationship Zionism Holocaust Human Soul Judaism Youth Text in: he English	A young Israeli teacher makes a decision that makes no sense: agreeing to chaperone 37 horny teenagers on their senior class trip to Poland’s Holocaust sites. As the journey unravels, she finds herself trapped inside a repressive education system, constantly forced to choose between being a teacher and being human. Beneath the surface, national and personal traumas simmer until a single accident unleashes what everyone has kept buried.
The characters	Female:3 Male:5 Total:8 Characters Me, teacher Roni, student Johnny, student Yoav, student Sharon, the trip’s paramedic Udi, head of year 12 Paul, Polish guy Yaakov, tour guide
Productions	Premierre 2026 Tmoona Theatre director: Odem Radai Production page theaters Tmoona Theatre
Critics	“A compelling, unsettling, and complex work that offers deep insight into a journey both personal and collective.” Polish Institute in Tel Aviv