Description

Set in a Jewish community in 19th-century Poland and based on a medieval Jewish folktale, the play asks the question, Can girls be as smart as boys?”

Rachel lives with her family in their small bakery and inn and has acquired a reputation as a clever girl who can figure out the answers to the most challenging riddles. But the traditional roles of men and women don’t allow for women to be intellectuals. Her father believes in her and brags about her skills