Theatronetto will present an exciting program of one-person plays in competition, spanning diverse themes in a range of styles. Founded in 1990 by Yaakov Agmon z”l, the festival is led by his widow, the renowned actor Gila Almagor-Agmon. Theatronetto’s artistic committee members are Gila Almagor-Agmon, Danielle Cohen-Levy, and Shimon Mimran. The festival is produced by Galit Bersky and takes place in cooperation with The Old Jaffa Development Corporation. This year’s festival will take place for the first time under the auspices of the Kipod HaZahav NGO, with performances at the Old Jaffa Theatre, the Jaffa Museum, the Tomashiya, and Meshulash Theatre, from April 14 – 16, 2025.
The program will include 7 one-person plays in competition, as well as 9 short-shorts (up to 15 minutes in length. Plays in competition include:
Womb*
Keren, a bereaved mother whose daughter was murdered at the army base on October 7th, arrives at the Population and Immigration Authority with a request: she would like to change her name to that of her daughter, Daria. In the process, the story of Daria’s traumatic birth and its impact on the day of her murder is slowly revealed.
Performance: Efrat Arnon, Director: Netanel Kafka, Written by Nir Sofer-Dudek
Performances: April 14th at 22:00; April 15th at 17:00 and 19:30. Jaffa Theatre
With a Little Help From My Friends
David, a 72-year-old carpenter, hasn’t missed a single war since the Yom Kippur War. Will he manage to finish making the rocking horse he promised his beloved granddaughter before he volunteers for the current war?
Written by Amos Talshir; Director: Itzik Weingarten; Performance: Dalik Wolnitz
Performances: April 15th at 22:00; April 16th at 17:00 and 19:30. Jaffa Theatre
I Only Know One Person Who Behaved That Way
The three men of the Saada family all suffer from the same rage. A rage that is almost an entity unto itself, with a body and will, that is passed on from one generation to the next. The family epigenetics. Where does it come from, and what does it have to say? What are they without it?
Performance: Ori Saada; Director: Yael Goldberg; Written by Ori Saada
Performances: April 14th at 17:00 and 19:00; April 16th at 22:00. Jaffa Museum.
Let’s Change the Subject
Efrat was always very good at loss. Unfortunately, this did not prepare her for the death of her mother, a woman of great presence with a talent for repression, whose death left Efrat with a hole in her heart and an endless accumulation of objects. In a sad, funny, and creepy performance, Efrat summons her mother in order to decide what to do with this legacy, resolve their issues, and understand where and how she can go on from here.
Written and performed by Efrat Balshan; Artistic guidance: Anat Dreamer, Ayelet Dekel; Artistic Consultants: Alit Kreiz, Tamar Danieli
Performances: April 14th at 20:00; April 15th at 17:00 and 19:30. Jaffa Museum.
As You Wish
A performance without words that offers a look into a solitary 50-year-old woman’s evening, as she comes home after a day’s work and tries to fill her time with simple routine. As she goes about her small apartment – looking for a show to watch, fixing something to eat and drink, cleaning up – an ordinary person is revealed, a person who wishes to be and find something of value in life, in the crazy reality of Israel 2025 that invades her living room.
Performance: Sara von Schwartze; Director: Itamar Luria; Written by Franz Xavier Kreutz
Performances: April 14th at 20:00 and 22:00; April 16th at 22:00. Tomashiya.
Saudade
The incredible story of Paolo, who grew up in Brazil with two mothers, immigrating to Israel and found himself between Samba, soccer, and curses in halting Hebrew. But there is one memory that won’t leave him alone, a question that keeps echoing. With bold humor, larger than life characters, and a never-ending soundtrack – how can the pain be separated from the longing?
Written and performed by Paulo E. Moura; Director and Dramaturg: Nimrod Denishman
Performances: April 15th at 20:00; April 16th at 18:00 and 20:00. Hameshulash Theatre.
Rabinovich and Him – The Cuckoo Theatre
Yochanan doesn’t come alone, he is never alone. A problem at the train station brings all trains to a stop and Yochanan Rabinovich is sent to explain the situation to the public. Now everyone waits…and in the meantime – he speaks and the words create a world full of joy and innocence, but also anger and suspicion. Humor and pain are interwoven in his complex character that is revealed in the interim before the trains head out again and it is time to say goodbye.
Written and performed by Gili Ivry; Director: Tsvika Fishzon
Performances: April 15th at 22:00; April 16th at 17:30 and 19:30. Jaffa Museum.
* the plays’ titles have been unofficially translated from Hebrew
