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Wandering Stars A new adaptation of the novel by Sholem Aleichem

By Richard Nelson Directed by Yotam Gotal

Music and Hebrew translation: Dori Parnes Set and Costume Design: Dina Konson Lighting Design: Roni Cohen Movement Design: Polina Dreyden Video Design: Vitali Friedland

CAST Nir Ron – Old man, Getzel ben Getzel Itay Szor – Leibel Rafalovitch / Leo Rafalesco Anna Pugatch – Reizel / Rosa Spivak Erez Shafrir – Bernard Holtzman (Hotzmach) Irit Pashtan – Breyndele Kozak Aviv Ventura – actress, Zlatke Holtzman Gal Zak – Albert Shchupak, Benny Nitsan Levartovsky – Henrietta Schwalb Ben Drori – Itzik Schwalb Shachar Netz – Sison v'Simcha, Nissel Schwalb

Production Manager: Keren Or Gadon Assistant Director: Rotem Nahir

Assistant Set and Costume Designer: Liora Mizrahi Music Production and Recordings: Amit Poznansky Violin: Yael Shachar

A world premiere of a play by Richard Nelson. Wandering Stars is a story about love, ambition, theater, and wandering.

The play tells the story of Leibl and Reizl, two young dreamers who flee their hometown to join the world of Yiddish theater. The plot shifts between Eastern Europe and America, reflecting both the romance and the hardships of Jewish life at the beginning of the 20th century. Sholem Aleichem paints a vivid portrait of traveling performers torn between tradition and modernity, and asks: how can one find love in a volatile world full of contradictions?

Production and Technical Supervisor: Sasson Chazam Lighting Manager: Jonathan levy Sound Manager: Elya Sorin

Running time: approx. 110 minutes (no intermission) Premiere: June 27 th , 2026

Program Editor: Assaf Berznitsky Stage Photography: Yael Ilan Poster Photography: Moshe Nachumovich – www.mozesart.com Poster layout and Program Design: Elad Elharar – Design & Illustration Public Relations: Sari Nachshoni , The Jerusalem Khan Theatre

The production is dedicated to the memory of Alexander (Sasha) Lisianski , one of Israel’s leading stage designers, who was meant to design the set for this production and sadly passed away prematurely.