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The Roasters of Jaffa (2023) –<\/strong>Musical Comedy with Live Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lighthearted romantic comedy about love and neighborhood relations in Jaffa, where everyday coexistence is disrupted by the incessant crowing of three roasters in an adjacent courtyard. Premiered at Jaffa Theater in May 2023.<\/p>\n

The Messiah King Has Arrived \u2014 and He Is a Dictator (2023) –<\/strong>Epic Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n

A story of redemption and political upheaval, centered on the nomination of a surprising candidate for the Messiah King. Set against the backdrop of a society struggling with deep national crises, the Messiah King is expected to perform big acts and miracles. Premiered at the Dofen Theater in Petah Tikva.<\/p>\n

Anarchists in the Supermarket (2024) –<\/strong>Social Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n

An encounter between four very different individuals in a neighborhood supermarket. Faced with an external threat, they discover unexpected common ground and human connection. Premiered at the Beer Sheva Fringe Theater.<\/p>\n

Citizen Zipper: The Gatekeeper (2025) –<\/strong>Contemporary Political Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrei Zifer is an honest veteran civil servant in the Ministry of Data Resources in the fictional state of Sodistan\u2014a country transformed into a data empire built on collecting personal data, where information serves both social and political control and state profit. The play premiered at the 2025 Citizen Here Festival at the Niko Nitai Theater and won three festival awards.<\/p>\n

Revenge (2026) –<\/strong>Dark Psychological Monodrama<\/strong><\/p>\n

A dark and imaginative psychological exploration of what happens when the pursuit of revenge caused by an injustice becomes an obsession. Premiered at the Ma’agalim Festival of HaPsik Theater at Beit Mazia Theater, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Roasters of Jaffa (2023) –Musical Comedy with Live Music A lighthearted romantic comedy about love and neighborhood relations in Jaffa, where everyday coexistence is disrupted by the incessant crowing of three roasters in an adjacent courtyard. Premiered at Jaffa Theater in May 2023. The Messiah King Has Arrived \u2014 and He Is a Dictator… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-25688","playwright","type-playwright","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playwright\/25688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playwright"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/playwright"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playwright\/25688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25689,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playwright\/25688\/revisions\/25689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramaisrael.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}