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Sderot Women’s Theater to Premiere “Laughing on the Border” September 1

8/17/2026

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The Sderot Women’s Theater Ensemble will premiere “Laughing on the Border” on September 1 at the Sderot Community Center.
Opening night will be all-female, with a mixed audience the following evening.
Artistic director Ilanit Swissa organized funerals after the October 7 Hamas attacks and resumed rehearsals.
Survivor actress Limor Hagbi says the line “Tzeva Adom” is extremely hard to say.
Swissa hopes to tour the play to Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

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The Sderot Women’s Theater Ensemble will premiere “Laughing on the Border” on September 1 at the Sderot Community Center.
Opening night will be all-female, with a mixed audience the following evening.
Artistic director Ilanit Swissa organized funerals after the October 7 Hamas attacks and resumed rehearsals.
Survivor actress Limor Hagbi says the line “Tzeva Adom” is extremely hard to say.
Swissa hopes to tour the play to Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.