Show One Productions Presents
Gesher Theater’s The Dybbuk (North American Premiere)
Play by S. Ansky
Adaptation by Roee Chen
Directed by Yevgeny Arye
September 29 at 8pm & 30 at 3pm, 2018 | Elgin Theatre

Eerily Beautiful. Powerfully Haunting.
An exquisite spectacle of love beyond death from Israel’s acclaimed theatre company.

 

Direct from Israel, and in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish state, the internationally acclaimed Gesher Theater presents the North American premiere of The Dybbuk.

This spellbinding event takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey through Jewish folklore and the spiritual world. Blending comedy and tragedy, mysticism and psychology, the evocative work is awash in spectacular imagery, rich emotion, and theatrical magic.

The Dybbuk follows Hanan, a young, destitute yeshiva student who meets his untimely demise. Trapped between two worlds, Hanan’s spirit will not let go of his one true love, Lea - and struggles from beyond the grave to return to her. On the day of Lea’s wedding to another man, Hanan’s restless soul returns as a dybbuk - a malicious spirit - to possess a host and halt the nuptials.

Performed in Hebrew with English and Russian surtitles.

“One of the greatest and most important troupes in the world.”
- The Times of London