The 26th Theatronetto Festival, under the artistic direction of Yaakov Agmon, held its closing ceremony on April 27, 2016 with the announcement of the competition winners.
The Nissim Azikri Prize for Best Actor was awarded to Snait Ben Gaash for her performance in Edut MeHazman SheAhrei (Testimony from the Time After…), which she also wrote and directed. The play is based on the testimonies of women and men whose lives have been irreversibly changed by war.
An honorable mention was awarded to Rahiq Haj Yahia Suliman, for her performance in Sipur Sheterem Nolad (A Story that has Not Yet Been Born), directed by Hisham Suliman. A production of the Nazareth Fringe Theatre Ensemble and the Multi-Disciplinary Center for the care of women who have been sexually assaulted, the play was inspired by the life events of one of the women.
