The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man. Set in the vanished, mystically religious world of 19th-century Eastern European Hasidism, S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk is a complex and meticulously crafted tragedy in which two lovers, betrothed before birth and denied earthly communion, are ultimately bound together for all eternity. This semi-staged reading took take place at the Almeida, as part of Six Artists in Search of a Play.
Release Date
May 19, 2021Runtime
114 minDirected by
Audrey SheffieldWritten by
Sholom AnskyLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
