About the Show

A trans rabbi challenges tradition in a powerful exploration of identity and faith.

A week before the High Holidays, three rabbis find themselves in a tense room, working to save a family by bridging the gap between orthodoxy and modernity. Among them is Chava, the child of a prestigious Hasidic rabbinical family, who was expected to lead the next generation of faith. However, her revelation of being trans creates a dramatic clash with the rigid, gendered world in which she was raised.

As the story moves through memories and theological struggles, long-hidden truths and secrets are exposed, reshaping how old stories will be understood forever.

Critic Reviews (6)

"If the show, at its best, is about someone in the present trying to make sense of their past to a parent, Dorfman seldom squanders her time."
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"Becoming Eve seldom flinches in keeping its subject narrow, its storytelling focused, especially as staged—tautly and gracefully—by Tyne Rafaeli."
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"Becoming Eve respects everyone, never lapses into black-and-white categorizations"
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Emil Weinstein’s impressive debut reinterprets a famous biblical story and brilliantly relates it to today's trans debate.
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"One of the more engrossing and powerful plays"
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"Thematically rich with attention to detail that is nothing short of masterful."
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Cast and creative team

New York Theatre Workshop