Clever Rachel the Play

Description

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Jacob tries to stump Rachel with his best riddles but fails repeatedly. When a young woman in need of help presents Rachel and Jacob with the trickiest riddles of all, they discover the only way to solve them is to work together.

Sujets

• Jewish
• Religious
• Juvenilee Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 mars 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781459806894
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

Extrait

C lever Rachel

Moses Goldberg illustrated by Cindy Revell

C vele elchRa r by Moses Goldberg Adapted from the book by Debby Waldman and other traditional sources illustrations by Cindy Revell

Text copyright ©2011Moses Goldberg Illustrations copyright ©2009Cindy Revell

THE SABBATH BRIDE is by Chaim Nahman Bialik (d. 1934)

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Goldberg, Moses,1940, author  Clever Rachel : a play / adapted by Moses Goldberg ; original book by Debby Waldman ; illustrated by Cindy Revell. isbn 9781459806894 (pdf)  1. Waldman, DebbyAdaptations. I. Waldman, Debby. Clever Rachel. II. Title.

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Summary: In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Rachel and Jacob must work together to solve the trickiest riddles of all.

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Cover artwork by Cindy Revell Design by Teresa Bubela

To license this play for public performance, please contact Orca Book Publishers at [e-mail].

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Cast (3 men, 3 women) RACHEL, age 12 SHLOMO, her brother, 10 SILKA, her mother LEV, her father, the Innkeeper JACOB, the butcher’s son, 13 HINDY, his sister, about 6 ESTHER, an elderly neighbor HALINA, a wealthy Polish woman MIRIAM, a young woman from the next village ZAZU, a wildlooking woman

(HINDY, ESTHER, HALINA, MIRIAM and ZAZU should be played by the same actor)

The dining room of an inn in a small Jewish village in latenineteenthcentury Poland. To Left, a door that leads out into the narrow street. On the Upstage wall there is a swinging halfdoor into the kitchen, and a serving window through which food—and commentary—can be passed. Stage Right is the door leading to the family’s rooms and a guest room for the rare overnight traveler. On one side are two small square tables with three or four sturdy stools at each. On the other side there is a small potbellied stove or fireplace with an overstuffed chair close to the warmth. It is Friday afternoon. We hear a lively klezmer melody featuring a clarinet. SHLOMO, aged about 10, comes in wearily from school, carrying his books. He drops the books on a table, rubs his eyes and goes into the kitchen.

SILKA (from offstage as the music fades away) Shlomo, is that you?

SHLOMO Yes, Mama.

SILKA Are you hungry?

SHLOMO Yes, Mama.

We see SHLOMO through the serving window cutting a slice from a loaf of bread, upon which he spreads some honey from a pot. Then he places it into the serving window.

SILKA Make yourself something to eat.

SHLOMO Yes, Mama.

SILKA But don’t open the oven. Papa’s makingrugelach.

SHLOMO Yes, Mama. (Then he comes out through the swinging door, reclaims his snack and is about to take a huge bite when SILK A enters quickly from the Right.)

SILKA Shlomo! What are you eating? (Startled, SHLOMO drops the bread and it lands on the floor.)

SHLOMO Mama! Look what you made me do!

SILKA Me? I made you do it? You shouldn’t be eating the white bread—that is for the customers. You eat the black bread, please.

SHLOMO I know. I’m sorry.

SILKA Now clean up the mess. There is honey all over the floor.

SHLOMO No, Mama, look! The bread fell with the honey side up. It’s still good to eat.