![Kadimah Yiddish Theatre](/media/lqoir3xr/kadimah-logo-small_fa_black-300dpi.png)
After a triumphant debut in 2022, garnering wide acclaim, four Green Room Awards and numerous five-star reviews—Malthouse is proud to present a return season of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s Yentl. This new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s iconic short story is the first since the 1975 Broadway play and Barbra Streisand’s iconic 1983 musical film.
Yentl is the journey of a young woman who defies the Jewish Orthodox tradition that forbids females from studying religious scripture. When her father dies, Yentl emancipates herself by dressing in male guise, determined to live as a man to continue her studies. Religion, gender, sexual politics, and traditional Yiddish culture collide as Yentl finds her truth through faith and love.
Directed by Gary Abrahams and co-written by Gary Abrahams, Elise Esther Hearst, and Galit Klas, and starring Amy Hack, Nicholas Jaquinot, Genevieve Kingsford, and Evelyn Krape, Yentl is an ode to the feminist undertones and queer subtext of the original story and an invitation to celebrate the beauty of Yiddish culture.
![Kadimah Yiddish Theatre](/media/lqoir3xr/kadimah-logo-small_fa_black-300dpi.png)
Originating Producer Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre & National Library; Kadimah Yiddish Theatre. Based on the original Yiddish short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Key image: Mark Gambino
![GARY ABRAHAMS Headshot](/media/nxfplxcq/gary-abrahams-bw.jpg)
WRITER & DIRECTOR /
GARY ABRAHAMS
![ELISE ESTHER HEARST Headshot](/media/1chi4dw3/elise-heast-bw.jpg)
WRITER /
ELISE ESTHER HEARST
![GALIT KLAS Headshot](/media/d5hialjg/galit-bw.jpg)
WRITER /
GALIT KLAS
![Virginia Proud Headshot](/media/fmrbz3ds/virginia-proud-bw.jpg)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR /
Virginia Proud
![AMY HACK Headshot](/media/v5ff3tfz/amy-hack-bw.jpg)
CAST /
AMY HACK
![NICHOLAS JAQUINOT Headshot](/media/y14mwbmq/nicholas-jaquinot-bw.jpg)
CAST /
NICHOLAS JAQUINOT
![GENEVIEVE KINGSFORD Headshot](/media/ijnlacy2/gen-kingsford-bw.jpg)
CAST /
GENEVIEVE KINGSFORD
![EVELYN KRAPE Headshot](/media/ssmfuqyk/evelyn-bw.jpg)
CAST /
EVELYN KRAPE
![DANN BARBER Headshot](/media/dxhdsapj/c9199e_ea2a9de79e1e407d9857353618103818-mv2.jpg)
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER /
DANN BARBER
![RACHEL BURKE Headshot](/media/mdjj2jnf/rachel-burke-bw.jpg)
LIGHTING DESIGNER /
RACHEL BURKE
![RUSSELL GOLDSMITH Headshot](/media/04gbagfy/russell-goldsmith-headshot-2023.jpg)
SOUND DESIGNER /
RUSSELL GOLDSMITH
![JOSH REUBEN Headshot](/media/hlbibvhp/josh-reuben-bw.jpg)
SUBTITLE OPERATOR /
JOSH REUBEN
![Rebecca (Rivke) Margolis Headshot](/media/44rom051/rebecca-margolisbwcropped.png)
Translator /
Rebecca (Rivke) Margolis
![HARRY DOWLING Headshot](/media/ryfh15x1/harry_screen-bw.jpg)
STAGE MANAGER /
HARRY DOWLING
![Rosemary Osmond Headshot](/media/0tzlinuk/rosmond-headshot-22.jpg)
Assistant Stage Manager /
Rosemary Osmond
BESEN FAMILY ARTIST PROGRAM RECIPIENT (LIGHTING) /
Natalia Velasco Moreno
Event & ticketing details
Performance Times
Duration
Act 1—70 minutes
Act 2—55 minutes
20 minute interval
Content notes
Yentl contains full frontal nudity, adult themes, loud sound, haze, and references to suicide.
All warnings are subject to change.
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