Yentl (1975)

Written by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Directed by Robert Kalfin
Cast: Hy Anzell, Herman O. Arbeit, Mary Ellen Ashley, Robin Bartlett, Stephen dePietri, Blanche Dee, David Eric, Tovah Feldshuh

Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Based on Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy" published in 1962, it centers on a young woman who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father. When he dies, she cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and sets out to find a yeshiva where she can continue to study Talmud and live secretly as a male named Anshel.

Theater

Eugene O'Neill Theatre · Broadway

Closed

May 2, 1976