Where: Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkley Street
When: July 4-13, 2024
Cost: Tickets are $15 except on July 4 ($10) and can be purchased at FringeToronto.com
Details: Rebel Bubbie takes to the Toronto Fringe Fest stage for an hysterical look at life & times of a Jewish grandmother. Hot off her scene-stealing appearance in the Adam Sandler film, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, 75yr old Bruria Cooperman, a.k.a. Rebel Bubbie, a semi-reformed, self-confessed renegade, stars in an unfiltered one-woman comedy at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival.
Always in search of adventure, Rebel Bubbie has discovered that marriage won’t stop you from being arrested, banned from a casino, or getting kicked-out of a bagel joint. From performing improv in NYC in the 60s & 70s, to directing and producing theatre, to drag racing, floating in a weightless space tube, authoring books – Rebel Bubbie has done it all! And only arrested twice! This is Bruria’s first time appearing at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Cooperman has led a life of trail-blazing: she was part of the first generation of children born in Israel, post-Holocaust. From an early age, she exhibited an attitude of “Hey, look at me!” This adventurous child got into all manner of scrapes with her playmates and on her own. Always finding humour in the darkness, she wrote a book about children born to Holocaust survivors titled For This I Survived? Children of Survivors Beyond the Trauma (avail. on Amazon).
Bruria has created a life of joy and wonder, filled with humour, and embracing all the challenges presented to her over the past 75 years. Rebel Bubbie, Inc. is the culmination of a life well-lived with her pedal-to-the-metal, damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead! Attitude.
Definition: Traditionally, a bubbie (the Yiddish word for grandmother) wore floral housecoats, made chicken soup and gave you the biggest hug. Today’s bubbie still loves you, but wears designers suits, plays tennis and orders in. Rebel Bubbie posts fun videos sharing her “Yiddish Word of the Day” on her YouTube channel – subscribe to: @RebelBubbie. Follow on Facebook & Instagram.
More Info: FringeToronto.com