Teesri Duniya Theatre

Current Season:

Our next production is scheduled to open on November 3 and will run until November 18 at the MAI

The play is called Birthmark, written by Stephen Orlov, directed by Liz Valdez and Michelle Soicher.  Birthmark explores the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through two Montreal Diaspora families living in Canada, one Jewish and the other Palestinian.

The story centers around the family of Jamila Hassan, a Palestinian immigrant woman, and David Stein, a secular Jewish widower. The families are drawn together when Stein’s son, Nelson, realizes he may have been born through an in-vitro mix-up of Jamila’s egg. The parents must set aside past resentment and cooperate to help find Jamila’s adopted daughter, Hannah, who has left home secretly on a dangerous mysterious mission to Palestine, and to prevent Nelson, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, from joining a remote messianic Israeli settlement. Through a very personal story, the play shows a pathway to build good relation between the Palestinian and Jewish communities in Canada.  The play’s relevance is heightened as it addresses youth radicalization gripping the Western world.

Along with the production, we will carry out a set of activities - e.g. visual arts, discussions, forums, student engagement etc.