Lawrence Aronovitch

Lawrence Aronovitch

Lawrence Aronovitch is a Canadian playwright from Montreal. His journey to this occupation was a roundabout one. After studying history and physics at Harvard and working in the U.S. and Canadian space programs, Lawrence began to write plays in 2007. Curiously, the many experiences he's had outside the theatre have helped inform his writing on issues important to him. A former playwright in residence at...
Lawrence Aronovitch is a Canadian playwright from Montreal. His journey to this occupation was a roundabout one. After studying history and physics at Harvard and working in the U.S. and Canadian space programs, Lawrence began to write plays in 2007. Curiously, the many experiences he's had outside the theatre have helped inform his writing on issues important to him. A former playwright in residence at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, he has written plays about scientists (Marie Curie), poets (W.H. Auden), politicians (Ezekiel Hart), movie stars (Hedy Lamarr) and ex-kings (Edward VIII).

Plays

  • The Auden Test by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: W.H. Auden, Alan Turing + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: W.H. Auden, Alan Turing, poetry, math, LGBTQ, gay, queer, British, gay history
    A play about a poem about a painting about a myth - and what it means to be human. The poet W.H. Auden gives a lecture in 1954 but is distracted by some very distressing news. This 30-minute one-man show interweaves the lives and works of Auden and the mathematician Alan Turing.
  • The Book of Daniel by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: coming of age, coming out + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: coming of age, coming out, LGBTQ, gay, queer, high school, Jewish
    Daniel recalls his days as a high school student in Montreal in the 1970s when he used the reasoning skills his teachers taught him to argue that they should stop pushing him to date girls. A story about not coming out until you’re ready.
  • Finishing the Suit by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: 1960s, Jewish + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: 1960s, Jewish, LGBTQ, gay, queer, Duke of Windsor, British, Northern Ireland, Broadway
    A memory play about an aging tailor mourning the loss of the two most important people in his life: his lover Jimmy, a Broadway chorus boy, and his most famous client, The Duke of Windsor. Both of them visit his shop as ghostly reminders of the happiest moments of his life.
  • The Jew from Three Rivers by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–8
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: Canada, Quebec + 8 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, period, political
    Keyword: Canada, Quebec, Canadian history, Quebec history, British, judaism, Jewish history, Politics, religion, minority rights
    In 1807, Ezekiel Hart was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Although he was the first Jew elected to public office in the British Empire, Hart was unable to take his seat because he refused to take his oath using a Christian Bible. The issues raised by the play resonate with us today: reasonable accommodation, the role of religion in a secular society, social acceptance of the “Other,” and...
    In 1807, Ezekiel Hart was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Although he was the first Jew elected to public office in the British Empire, Hart was unable to take his seat because he refused to take his oath using a Christian Bible. The issues raised by the play resonate with us today: reasonable accommodation, the role of religion in a secular society, social acceptance of the “Other,” and more generally what it means to be a “New Canadian” whose cultural norms are not accepted by the majority population.
  • Late by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: lunch, love + 3 more
    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: lunch, love, Relationships, awkward relationships, verbal sparring
    Two friends meet for lunch. One of them is a few minutes late, which sets off a series of verbal clashes fueled by a past relationship that they can't bring themselves to discuss explicitly.
  • One Small Step by Lawrence Aronovitch
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, gay + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: LGBTQ, gay, queer, Stonewall, gay history
    It's 1969 and a young man, Dwight, is watching the moon landing on TV. There’s a knock at his door – it’s his ex, Thomas, with news about a riot at the Stonewall Inn and a proposition.