Theater “Debut” started its history on November З, 1999.  It purposes creative education of children and propaganda of Jewish theatrical art.  The number of its members who study the fundamentals of dramatic theory, producing and actor’s art and Jewish theatrical tradition are continuously increasing.  The theater fills children with the desire to work creatively, teaches them self-discipline and responsibility.

Theater “Debut” is a repeated prize-winner and winner of numerous theatrical festivals, including the 4th International festival of children’s and youth creativeness in Moscow, theatrical festivals “Constellation of Lion” of 2002, 2004, 2006 in Lviv and “ Traveling stars” in 2005, 2006 in Kiyv. The theater travels a lot all over the region giving its performances to the Hesed’s clients.

Theater “Debut” was born in 1998 as an experimental teenagers’ studio at Palace of Youth Creative Work and managed by professional actress and pedagogue Adel Dianova-Kobrinska. The first cast produced three stage projects: comedy “Purimspiel”, modern-style show-version “Yevgeniy Onegin” and literary-poetic composition “ Holocaust” .

Since 1999 “Debut” moved to “Hesed-Arieh” building and started its work on the base of communal programs. Soon it could boast of its own stage, light and musical equipment. 

The repertoire of the theater is very rich, it includes: plastic-musical performance  “Why did Noah choose a pigeon?” by I.Bashevis-Singer (2000), del`arte comedy “Purimspiel” (2001), drama “Hana and her children” (2001), “ What is your uncle’s name?” by M.Yevshin (2002), miniatures “Paper rose” by F.Krivin, “Mazl and shlimazl” by I.Bashevis-Singer, “Meet: V.Lanzberg”,  “Chanukaspiel” and many others. 

“Debut” pays much attention to studio work. Young actors and actresses improve their skills with the help of numerous trainings, master-classes with professional actors, classical trainings, blitz –schools for vocal and choreography, etc.