Ships in the Night
A play about a romantic date that delves into the trifecta of family, religion, and politics, all told through the prism of young adult humour.
playwriting
Ships in the Night
Ships in the Night is an in-development play that follows a young man’s journey into Toronto’s queer dating scene. When Omar, a Palestinian editorial assistant, meets Isaac, a Jewish photographer, a romantic spark ignites — but so do difficult questions.
Over the course of their dates, their budding flirtation is complicated by the revelation of their intersecting lineages: Omar carries the trauma of the Nakba in his blood, Isaac holds an Israeli passport from his Birthright trip, and the ghosts of 1948 Haifa are playing out their own star-crossed love story against a backdrop of escalating war, displacement, and exile.
With an urgent, tender wit, Ships in the Night explores how political histories shape personal ones — and the limits of love in bridging seemingly irreconcilable divides.
Development
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre Retreat (2025)
Banff Centre Playwrights Retreat (2024)
Hart House Theatre Reading (2023)
Awards
PGC Tom Hendry Awards – Robert Beardsley Award (Winner, 2024)
Hart House Theatre Playwriting Competition (Winner, 2023)
