'Becoming Eve' Is The True Story Of A Trans Rabbi. Take A Look Behind The Scenes.

'Becoming Eve' Is The True Story Of A Trans Rabbi. Take A Look Behind The Scenes.

Ariela Basson/Bustle; Matthew Murphy, Shutterstock, New York Theatre WorkshopEmil Weinstein is the playwright of Becoming Eve, which is based on Abby Stein’s 2019 memoir of the same name. It follows her journey from being a rabbi in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to an out transgender woman. Tommy Dorfman stars as Chava, the character inspired by Stein. The play opened in March and runs through April 27 at the Abrons Art Center in New York. …

In ‘Becoming Eve,’ Playwright Emil Weinstein Explores the Paradoxes of Trans Time

The Lower East Side adaptation of trans rabbi Abby Chava Stein’s memoir has received major critical acclaim.

Hineni, Tommy Dorfman Has Arrived

In 2021, Jewish actress Tommy Dorfman reintroduced herself to the world. Previously, she had been launched into the spotlight for roles like Ryan Shaver on the Netflix hit “13 Reasons Why” and Max in Jeremy O. Harris’ play “Daddy.” But in conversation with “Detransition, Baby” author Torrey Peters in Time Magazine that year, Dorfman publicly announced her transition. It wasn’t so much a coming out, she said. She wasn’t changing her name, nor had…

Tommy Dorfman Unpacks the Poetic and Poignant BECOMING EVE

It's been just weeks since Tommy Dorfman concluded her Broadway debut run in Romeo + Juliet, and in no time at all, she's back onstage, off-Broadway this time. Dorman is playing 'Chava' in Emil Weinstein's Becoming Eve. Watch in this video as Tommy chats more about her new role and why she can't get enough of live theater.