Asaf Zalmanovich

What is an Israeli family? What actions define it – Kiddush, watching the news, humor, cooking, trivia quizzes?
 The play Simple Actions offers a glimpse into the home of one Israeli family, with its small joys and sorrows alike, over the course of three touching and humorous Friday night dinners.
 Nine characters exchange cake recipes, jabs, and jokes – while between the lines, the drama of life in Israel in 2023 gradually unfolds.


After fifty years of a happy marriage and three children, Izzy and Tiki decide to end their lives together peacefully and on their own terms – at a date and time they have chosen in advance, with the help of a “Clean Exit” kit. The house is already prepared for the mourning period, the refreshments are set out, and the farewell letters are neatly arranged on the table. But just moments before the fateful act, the couple’s eldest daughter knocks on the door. What follows is a chain of unexpected disruptions to their carefully laid plans, culminating in the arrival of all their children, who come home determined to figure out what on earth has gotten into Mom and Dad.