Andrew McNee & Deborah Williams in Solo Collective Theatre's production of 'After Jerusalem'. Photo by: Emily Cooper.

After Jerusalem

By Aaron Bushkowsky

Romance, intrigue, and a smattering of old movies turns this Jessie-nominated comedy into a quirky love story where anything can happen.

A down-on-her-luck, middle-aged school teacher tries to find love in Israel by pretending to be a famous actress.  When she runs into a wannabe script-writer soldier with many tall tales to tell, their lives intertwine and change forever.

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Do you want to see some artists having a really good time? 'After Jerusalem' is a banquet of pleasure. Playwright Aaron Bushkowsky and actors Deborah Williams and Andrew McNee don't just chow down on the material, they roll around in it.

The Georgia Straight Vancouver, Canada
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Bushkowsky's script is teeming with cultural references, both high and low, and it's playfully metatheatrical: the same way that characters in musicals burst into song to express their deepest feelings, Carol and Vladimir burst into enactments of everything from old Dracula movies to Casablanca.

The Georgia Straight Vancouver, Canada
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Live theatre can be hit or miss. This is definitely hit.

QMFM Vancouver, Canada
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Actors Deb Williams and Andrew McNee are so perfect as Carol and Vladimir in 'After Jerusalem', it's hard to imagine Vancouver playwright Aaron Bushkowsky writing the play without them in mind.

The Vancouver Courier Vancouver, Canada
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It's so darned charming and funny and clever.

The Vancouver Courier Vancouver, Canada
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Prayers have been answered with the Aaron Bushkowsky penned, Rachel Peake directed After Jerusalem.

themodline.com Vancouver, Canada
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Do you want to see some artists having a really good time? 'After Jerusalem' is a banquet of pleasure. Playwright Aaron Bushkowsky and actors Deborah Williams and Andrew McNee don't just chow down on the material, they roll around in it.

The Georgia Straight Vancouver, Canada

Production Details

1 Male

1 Female

75 minutes, one act

By Aaron Bushkowsky

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March 24, 2011

PAST EVENT: After Jerusalem – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre (MB), April 6-14, 2019

June 29, 2010

PAST EVENT: After Jerusalem – Lunchbox Theatre (AB), September 19 – October 8, 2016

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Solo Collective, Andrew McNee and Deborah Williams Photo by Itai Erdal
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Solo Collective, Andrew McNee and Deb Williams photo by Itai Erdal

Production History

After Jerusalem premiered December of 2011. The hit Solo Collective production garnered outstanding reviews and played to sold-out houses.  In 2012, this same production was nominated for two Jessie Richardson Awards; one for Outstanding Original Script (Aaron Bushkowsky), and one for Outstanding Performance (Deborah Williams).  While neither won, it was an honour to be recognized within their hard fought categories.

Nominated for two Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Original Script and Outstanding Performance/Actress

Nominated for the prestigious Carol Bolt Award (2012), a national playwriting competition sponsored by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, PACT (the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres), and Playwrights Canada Press

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