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The Runner

A powerful thriller from Toronto's Human Cargo and winner of the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding New Play.

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The Runner

Z.A.K.A is an Orthodox Jewish volunteer force in Israel who immediately respond to any terror attack, disaster or accident. When Jacob, a Z.A.K.A volunteer, makes the split-second decision to treat a young Arab woman, instead of the soldier she may have killed, his world is changed forever.

A powerful thriller from Toronto’s Human Cargo and winner of the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding New Play.

 

Written by & Starring
Christopher Morris

Directed by
Daniel Brooks

Designed by
Gillian Gallow

Lighting Design by
Bonnie Beecher

 

“The Runner will make your heart soar and leave you breathless.”
The Globe and Mail
★ ★ ★ ★
“Run, don’t walk, to get tickets.”
NOW Toronto
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Presented by:

Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

A Kultura Collective Member

In Partnership with:

Koffler Arts, Human Cargo

Start Date: April 26, 2025

Closing Date: May 4, 2025

Various showtimes

Midtown Toronto

The Greenwin Theatre
Meridian Arts Centre

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Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

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Various ticket costs

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