Haifa Theater launches one of the season's most intriguing productions: “We had a world”, a new and exciting play by American playwright Joshua Harmon, known for his intelligent and poignant works about family, identity and human connections. The new production brings to the stage an intimate, funny and painful family story, starring Sandra Sade, Michal Shtembler and Ran Moshiov.
Last assignment from Grandma: Write the truth
The plot opens at a particularly charged moment: just before her death, Josh's grandmother assigns him an unusual task: to write a play about their family. Not a flattering play, not a sugar-coated story, but a completely honest work, without masks and without mercy.
Josh accepted the challenge, and together with his mother and grandmother, he goes back three decades, to family moments full of drama: fights, secrets, betrayals, accusations, and most of all, an attempt to understand what makes a family a family.
A funny, sharp and heartfelt family portrait
Out of the family chaos, a witty and humorous human portrait is woven on stage, one that manages to make the audience laugh even in the most painful moments. The play captures the basic desire of each of us to be loved and understood by the people closest to us, even when relationships become complicated, even when the past weighs heavy, and even when the heart shrinks.
New production on the Haifa Theater stage
The Haifa Theater, the theater of Haifa and the north, continues to enrich its repertoire with a new play – "We Had a World", a play by the writer Joshua Harmon. The play was translated into Hebrew by Noga Ashkenazi, and the direction was entrusted to the hands of director Miri Lazar. This is a production that joins the series of works on the stage of the Haifa Theater, and brings with it a new dramatic work to the audience in the city and in the north of the country.
A leading cast and direction that brings the story to life
The new production features three actors: Sandra Sade, Michal Shtamler, and Ran Mushiov. The three actors take to the Haifa Theater stage to bring the characters in Harmon's play to life, under the stage direction of Miri Lazar. Haifa Theater continues to offer its audience high-quality and diverse works, and the play "We Had a World" now joins the performances offered to the audience.
Sandra Sade – One of the most prominent and beloved actresses in Israel.
Michal Shtambler – A creator and actress with a sharp and exciting stage presence.
Ran Moshiov – A versatile actor who brings depth and precision to the stage.
Together they create an immersive theatrical experience that manages to be both funny, painful, and embracing.
A play that reminds us why family is the most precious thing
“We Had a World” is a personal and wise play that invites the audience to look at their own family, with all its complexity, love, and longing. It is one family story, but one that speaks to everyone: about the bonds that shape us, about the wounds that don’t always heal, and about the little moments that remind us why, despite everything, family is the most precious thing there is.