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?

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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Holy One

Character Information

The same actor should play YENTL, ANSHEL, ADAM, CHAVA, SERPENT, and G-D. The same actor should play WOMAN and STUDENT.
  • YENTL/ANSHEL
    teens-20s
    Jewish
    AFAB,
    Questioning,
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • AVIGDOR
    teens-20s
    Jewish
    AMAB,
    Questioning,
    transfeminine
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
  • HADASS
    teens-20s
    Jewish
    AFAB,
    queer woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
  • WOMAN
    Yentl's old friend.
    teens-20s
    Jewish
    Cis Woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
  • STUDENT
    Avigdor's old study partner.
    teens-20s
    Jewish
    Cis Man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
  • REB TODROS
    Yentl's father.
    40s-70s
    Jewish
    Cis Man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • YOUNG YENTL
    Child or teen
    Jewish
    AFAB,
    Questioning,
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary

Development History

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

Production History

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