About Author

GABRIEL EMANUEL

Gabriel Emanuel is a Canadian born playwright and author of a collection of poetry (“Magical Trains/Strange Fire” Shofar Press/Amazon). In 1978 he co-founded the Nephesh Theatre Company, Canada’s only professional Jewish Theatre company, with director Howard Rypp. “Children of Night” starring legendary Canadian Actor/Director, John Juliani premiered at The Bathurst Street Theatre following which it was showcased in New York City at the First International Jewish Theatre Festival featuring Len Cariou and Lou Jacobi.

In 1979, “Children of Night” was remounted at the Manitoba Theatre Centre starring Paul Kligman. “Nobody’s Fool” also starring Kligman and Native Canadian Actor Johnny Yesno, appeared at The Bayview Playhouse in 1980. “P.S. THE CHEQUE IS IN THE MAIL” followed at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille.
Nephesh Theatre relocated to Israel in in the 1980’s and produced Emanuel’s “IF YOU WILL IT”, a musical play about the extraordinary life of Theodore Herzl.

Gabriel Emanuel’s most popular play, “EINSTEIN”, which premiered at the Toronto Workshop Productions (TWP) in 1985 has been translated into more than a dozen languages and continues to be performed around the world.
“THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE”, premiered at the International Children’s Theatre Festival in Haifa, Israel in 2008.
In April, 2012, a newly adapted 3 character version of “CHILDREN OF NIGHT” won a South America wide play competition and opened the 2nd annual Mostra festival at the Centro da Cultura Judaica in Sao Paolo.

In 2013, “MR. BEGIN”, about the controversial life of Israeli Prime Minister,Menahem Begin, premiered at the Menahem Begin Center in Jerusalem and continues to be performed throughout Israel.
In 2015, “EINSTEIN”, starring India’s most celebrated actor, Naseeruddin Shah, highlighted the Prithvi Theatre Festival in Mumbai, India.

In 2016, “MARK TWAIN IN THE HOLY LAND”was selected to appear at the Jerusalem Festival of Plays and in April, 2018″MARK TWAIN, LIVE IN BOMBAY!”, starring Vinay Sharma, premiered at the Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai, and also played at the Padatik Theatre of Kolkata.

EINSTEIN and CHILDREN of NIGHT have been published by Playwrights Union of Canada and a 2nd edition by Simon & Pierre with a foreword by John C. Polyani, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics.
EINSTEIN, CHILDREN of NIGHT, THE GOLEM of PRAGUE, MR. BEGIN and MARK TWAIN in the HOLYLAND and LIVE IN BOMBAY can all be obtained by contacting the playwrightsguild.ca
MAGICAL TRAINS/STRANGE FIRE available at AMAZON.

EINSTEIN and CHILDREN of NIGHT have been published by Playwrights Union of Canada and a 2nd edition by Simon & Pierre with a foreword by John C. Polyani, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics.

EINSTEIN, CHILDREN of NIGHT, THE GOLEM of PRAGUE, MR. BEGIN and MARK TWAIN in the HOLYLAND can be obtained by contacting the playwrightsguild.ca