The play presents three Friday-night dinners in the home of an Israeli family, with its small joys and major dramas. In 2009/2010, the characters exchange recipes, barbs, and jokes, while between the lines, the drama of life in Israel is revealed. A young, funny, and candid play about family as an anchor in turbulent times.
What is an Israeli family? Which actions define it: the Kiddush, watching the news, humor, cooking, the trivia quiz? The play Simple Actions invites you to peek inside the home of one Israeli family, with its small joys and moving dramas, and witness three funny and touching Friday-night dinners.
In 2009/2010, the characters exchange cake recipes, jabs, and jokes—while between the lines, the drama of life in Israel in 2023 is revealed. Yotam Guttel, the young and new resident dramaturg and playwright of Habima Theatre, and the intriguing director Ariel N. Wolf present a young, funny, candid, and hard-hitting play—one that seeks to determine whether family is our only anchor in such turbulent times.
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