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Holy One by Ruby Lee Lowenstein

An inventive adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yentl the Yeshiva Boy. A queer coming-of-age story. A love letter to the Jewish people. What happens when a tree is split in two but keeps on growing?

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Character Information

The same actor should play YENTL, ANSHEL, ADAM, CHAVA, SERPENT, and G-D. The same actor should play WOMAN and STUDENT.

YOUNG YENTL

Child or teen,
Jewish
,
AFAB, Questioning, Non-binary
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Child, Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Non-binary
AVIGDOR

teens-20s,
Jewish
,
AMAB, Questioning, transfeminine
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Any gender
HADASS

teens-20s,
Jewish
,
AFAB, queer woman
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Any gender
STUDENT

teens-20s,
Jewish
,
Cis Man

Avigdor's old study partner.
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Any gender
WOMAN

teens-20s,
Jewish
,
Cis Woman

Yentl's old friend.
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Any gender
YENTL/ANSHEL

teens-20s,
Jewish
,
AFAB, Questioning, Non-binary
Can be played by:
- Age:
  Teens, 20s
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Non-binary
REB TODROS

40s-70s,
Jewish
,
Cis Man

Yentl's father.
Can be played by:
- Age:
  30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
- Race/Ethnicity:
  Any race/ethnicity
- Gender:
  Any gender

Development History

Reading
,
Bennington College
,
2020
Workshop
,
Bennington College
,
2020
Reading
,
Bennington College
,
2019

Production History

University
,
Bennington College (canceled due to COVID)
,
2020