Beit Lessin Theater
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Beit Lessin Theater is a theater in Tel Aviv
, Israel
.
Established in 1978 by Yaakov Agmon
for the Histadrut
, the theater resided in Lessin House until moving to the old residence of the Cameri Theater
in 2003.
Over the years the theater has shown over a thousand contemporary American and European plays, as well as original productions.
In 1993, Zipi Pines started managing the theater. It was separated from the Histadrut and started showing mostly original Israeli material reflecting the political and social situation in Israel.
Beit Lessin Theater is considered one of the leading theaters in Israel and is known for pleasing the audience. Its critics say this comes at the expense of the quality of plays, but Pines says this is due to low funding that doesn't allow the production of experimental material.
The theater has 30,000 subscription holders. In 2005 it had 780,000 viewers.
In 2003, the theater moved from Lessin House to the old residence of the Cameri Theater after it was remodeled. This venue having more seats allowed larger and more expensive plays to be produced, such as Chicago
and Guys and Dolls.
The theater also has shows at ZOA House, Zavta Theater, Eretz Israel Museum
and various other places around the country.
The theater's original production "Mikveh" won the Israeli Theater Prize in 2005.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Established in 1978 by Yaakov Agmon
Yaakov Agmon
-Biography:Agmon grew up in Tel Aviv, and was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. He later moved to Kibbutz Harel, where he was involved with planning and organization of events for the kibbutz movement....
for the Histadrut
Histadrut
HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael , known as the Histadrut, is Israel's organization of trade unions. Established in December 1920 during the British Mandate for Palestine, it became one of the most powerful institutions of the State of Israel.-History:The Histadrut was founded in...
, the theater resided in Lessin House until moving to the old residence of the Cameri Theater
Cameri Theater
The Cameri Theater , established in 1944 in Tel Aviv, is one of the leading theaters in Israel, and is housed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center....
in 2003.
Over the years the theater has shown over a thousand contemporary American and European plays, as well as original productions.
In 1993, Zipi Pines started managing the theater. It was separated from the Histadrut and started showing mostly original Israeli material reflecting the political and social situation in Israel.
Beit Lessin Theater is considered one of the leading theaters in Israel and is known for pleasing the audience. Its critics say this comes at the expense of the quality of plays, but Pines says this is due to low funding that doesn't allow the production of experimental material.
The theater has 30,000 subscription holders. In 2005 it had 780,000 viewers.
In 2003, the theater moved from Lessin House to the old residence of the Cameri Theater after it was remodeled. This venue having more seats allowed larger and more expensive plays to be produced, such as Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
and Guys and Dolls.
The theater also has shows at ZOA House, Zavta Theater, Eretz Israel Museum
Eretz Israel Museum
The Eretz Israel Museum is a historical and archeological museum in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel.Eretz Israel Museum, established in 1953, has a large display of archaeological, anthropological and historical artifacts organized in a series of exhibition pavilions on its grounds...
and various other places around the country.
The theater's original production "Mikveh" won the Israeli Theater Prize in 2005.