Roy Avigdori

Born in Israel on May 6th, 1975. Although acting and directing were his childhood dreams, growing up in the harsh realities of Israel compelled him to move away from his dreams and face the practical necessities of its everyday life.

Drafted into the Israeli army in 1993 as a warrior, he later decided to become a front line medic. In those years he received a real taste of the horrors of conflict. After serving for three and a half years, he searched for a new path in life. Since the passion for art was still in his heart, Roy tried all sorts of jobs within the field. After a few small productions he was accepted to one of the top film schools in Israel. However, a week before starting, he felt compelled to stick to his dream of studying in the United States. He landed in New York and took a few courses at The School of Visual Arts. Six months later he found himself in Los Angeles. Exploring his acting skills in a variety of styles, including: Stand-up, improv, and a few plays, he joined The "Lee Strasberg Acting Institute". It was there where he discovered his niche for writing.

Upon graduation he completed his first play - "Flashing back". He wrote the play with the intention of putting it on stage, however circumstances changed with 9/11.

With the experience of growing up in the Middle East, and its unbearable and relentless ongoing terror, Roy decided to write a different play - a play that will attempt to expose the ridiculousness of everyday life when accompanied by terror. This gave birth to "The Palestinian Connection". In the process of attempting to find producers for this piece, Roy consistently encountered the same reaction; the reaction of not wanting to produce a play that dealt with terrorism.

Undeterred by these reactions, Roy's determination leads him to produce this play on his own.

* This play does not take any political side. It's dedicated to everyone who lost someone in a terror attack, military action, or any other tragedy  caused by the unbearable, ongoing war in the middle east. The play's goal is to show that even in these crazy times,  we can still sit and talk like human beings.