Harold Green Jewish Theatre

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre (HGJT) is a professional non-profit theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the only non-profit Jewish theatre company in Toronto.

Background
The theatre was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish perspective." The company aims to present, celebrate, and preserve stories about Jewish culture, history, and beliefs. In addition to performances, the HGJT also engages in educational outreach programs.

Each season, the HGJT produces 3-5 productions.

Leadership
The HGJT's artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman.

The Barlin-Daniels Emerging Artists Initiative
The HGJT, in partnership with theatre company Artists in Residence, launched The Barlin-Daniels Emerging Artists Initiative in order to support and motivate new theatre artists.

Productions

 * Rose (2007/08)
 * The Sisters Rosensweig (2007/08) 
 * Tuesdays With Morrie (2008/09)
 * Kindertransport (2008/09)
 * Zisele (2008/09)
 * Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears (2009/10)
 * The Soul of Gershwin (2009/10)
 * Talk (2009/10)
 * Lenin’s Embalmers (2010/11 season, co-production with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre)
 * Zero Hour (2010/11 season)
 * To Life (2010/11 season)
 * One of a Kind (2010/11 season)
 * Mamaloshen (2011/12 season)
 * The Children’s Republic (2011/12 season, co-production with Tarragon Theatre)
 * Circumcise Me (2011/12 season)
 * Lost In Yonkers (2011/12 season)
 * Visiting Mr. Green (2011/12 season) 
 * Nazi Hunter (2012/13 season)
 * Over the Rainbow (2012/13 season)
 * The Whipping Man (2012/13 season, produced in association with Obsidian Theatre)
 * Falsettos (2012/13 season, produced in association with Acting Up Stage Company)
 * …And Stockings For the Ladies (2013/14 season)
 * Stars of David (2013/14 season, produced in association with Angel Walk Theatre)
 * Funny Girl (fundraiser, 2013/14 season)
 * New Jerusalem (2013/14 season)
 * There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (2013/14 season)
 * An Israeli Love Story (2013/14 season, direct from Israel)
 * Joel Grey: Up Close and Personal (2014/15 season)
 * Bella: The Colour of Love (2014/15 season)
 * Therefore Choose Life (2014/15 season)
 * Driving Miss Daisy (2014/15 season)
 * Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz (2014/15 season, produced in association with Sara Schwartz Geller Productions)
 * Stephen Schwartz (fundraiser, 2014/15 season)
 * The Immigrant (2015/16 season)
 * The Model Apartment (2015/16 season)
 * Golda's Balcony (2015/16 season)
 * Kabaret (2015/16 season)
 * A Rhapsody In Gershwin (2015/16 season)
 * 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother (2015/16 season)
 * Rose (by Martin Sherman) (2016/17 season)
 * The Jazz Singer (2016/17 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)
 * Walk Me To the Corner (2016/17 season)
 * Freud's Last Session (2016/17 season)
 * A Boy Like That: An Evening of Leonard Bernstein (2016/17 season)
 * The Times They Are A Changin’ (2017/18 season)
 * My Name is Asher Lev (2017/18 season, co-production with Studio 180 Theatre)
 * My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy! (2017/18 season)
 * Mikveh (2017/18 season)
 * Two by Two (2017/18 season, co-production with Dancap Productions)
 * A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (fundraiser, 2017/18 season)
 * Bad Jews (2018/19 season)
 * Bar Mitzvah Boy (2018/19 season)
 * Becoming Dr. Ruth (2018/19 season)
 * Knishes ‘n Grits (2018/19 season)
 * The Maccabeats: A Chanukah Concert (2018/19 season)
 * Streisand x 9 (fundraiser, 2018/19 season)
 * Actually (2019/20 season, co-production with Obsidian Theatre Company)
 * The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2019/20 season)
 * VITALY: An Evening of Wonders (2021/22 season)
 * The Great Divide (2021/22 season)
 * Knock Knock (2023/24 season)
 * An Evening with Robert Klein (2023/24 season)
 * In Seven Days (2023/24 season)
 * Discovering Allan Sherman (2023/24 season)
 * The Shoah Songbook (2023/24 season)
 * Tikkun Olam (2023/24 season)