Welcome to It Takes Two! On this podcast, we pair five emerging artists with five professional mentors to work together on an informal mentorship process. Over four weeks, pairs will develop and create a performance piece as well as record an interview together to talk about their process. In this episode, Noah Boonov and Ari Weinberg discuss the intersection of queer and Jewish identity in their artistic practice. Noah Boonov (she/they) is a Winnipeg-born-Ottawa-raised, Queer, and Jewish multidisciplinary artist. Noah has completed theatre training at Canterbury High School’s Drama Program (2016), The Village Conservatory for Music Theatre (2021), and UWinnipeg’s Honours Devised Theatre (2022). Noah continues to examine her identities as a Feminist, Queer, Jewish and neuro-divergent person, as well as their passions for make-up, singing, and internet culture through devised creation, writing, and performance.  Ari is currently the Associate Casting Director at the Stratford Festival. He served seven seasons as Artistic and Managing Director of Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. His directing credits include Narrow Bridge, After Jerusalem, Tribes, The Whipping Man, Another Way Home, Shiksa, Stars of David (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre); Frankenstein (University of Winnipeg); Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Knavish Hedgehogs at Winnipeg Fringe), and Godspell (Theatre Sheridan). We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Arts Council, as well as our producing partner the Crescent Arts Centre, in making this podcast possible.