Nitsana Lazerus was born in Israel forty-something years
ago. She first began working with children when she was
herself a child, working as a tutor and teaching her peers.
Nitsana has a long history of acting; she participated in
school stage productions since elementary school, taking
private acting lessons through high school, even all the
way into motherhood.
Nitsana has always loved to tell stories to others. She
recalls that in fourth grade, she gave each of her markers
a voice and a character, and would weave stories from her
imagination to amuse her classmates. Later, while serving
in the army, she wrote and produced a few small shows with
other girls in her unit.
She has been performing puppet shows since 1983, in English
as well as Hebrew, in both Israel and the United States.
Her stories are completely original.
Nitsana has also been teaching Hebrew for the last fifteen
years, first to new immigrants to Israel, and at Hebrew
schools in New York and Houston. She has been teaching at
Shaar HaShalom since 1988. In addition, when she is not
doing puppet shows, she teaches Water Aerobics every
morning at the Clear Lake Recreation Center.
The music for Nitsana's shows was composed mostly by
Jonathan Lazerus, Nitsana's son. He sometimes performs live
with her. He is currently attending University of
Cinncinatti as a Music Graduate.