The Golem and The Maharal's Wife

by Lila Perlman

Based on a Jewish folktale, the story follows a young female Golem, a creature shaped from clay and bound to obey her maker's commands, who finds herself alone for the first time in her life and craving freedom. The wife of the man who made the golem finds herself faced with the decision whether to help the creature find that freedom--and perhaps find her own.

Based on a Jewish folktale, the story follows a young female Golem, a creature shaped from clay and bound to obey her maker's commands, who finds herself alone for the first time in her life and craving freedom. The wife of the man who made the golem finds herself faced with the decision whether to help the creature find that freedom--and perhaps find her own.

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  • Jewish Plays Project: The Golem and The Maharal's Wife by Lila Perlman
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    Jewish Plays Project would like to acknowledge that THE GOLEM AND THE MAHARAL'S WIFE received Commended status for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF: On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. Our Artist Panel readers appreciated the craft, style, and creativity, as well as how it theatrically expressed the first annual contest theme of healing & repair.

    Jewish Plays Project would like to acknowledge that THE GOLEM AND THE MAHARAL'S WIFE received Commended status for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF: On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. Our Artist Panel readers appreciated the craft, style, and creativity, as well as how it theatrically expressed the first annual contest theme of healing & repair.

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Development History

  • Reading, National Playwriting Project, 2020

Awards

  • Gary Garrison Short Play Award
    Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
    Runner Up
    2020