Listen: Rebecca! Mother of Two Dynasties (Music Album)

REBECCA! Mother of Two Dynasties

Lyrics by Toby Klein Greenwald and Tamar Kamins

Music by Mitch Clyman

With some melodies by Tamar Kamins

For Raise Your Spirits Theatre

Audio recording sponsored

In loving memory of Esther (Wolf) Falk

Donations to this project were also given
by Tirtza Singer, in memory of Binyamin ben Shmuel z’l,
and by Dr. Michael Tobin

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Act 1

Opening Tableaux………………………………..Wandering Troubadour, Psukim Singer

At the Gate of Hevron……………………………………………………. Avraham, Efron, Cast

Reflections……………………………………………………………………. Avraham and Eliezer

Why Not Me?…………………………………………………………………………………….. Eliezer

At the Well…………….Eliezer, Troubadour, Women of the Well, Rivka,Lavan, Cast

They’re Talking All About Me…………………………………………………………………Rivka

Letting Go…….……………………………………………………….. Rivka’s Mother, Devorah

I Will Go……………… Rivka’s Mother, Lavan, Eliezer, Rivka, Troubadour, Yitzhak

Into Sarah’s Tent……………………………………………………………… Yitzhak and Rivka

Here Am I………….…………………………………………….…………… Yitzhak, Rivka, Cast

Rebecca’s Pregnancy…………………..….. Rivka, Troubadour, Women of the Shuk

Two Children……………………………………………………………………………………. Rivka

Hunter’ Songs – 1, 2 and 3…………isav, Nimrod, Eisav’s Guys, Nimrod’s Minions

Lentil Stew……………………………………………………………………. Yaakov, Eisav, Cast

Act 2

Yitzhak’s Wells………………………………………………. Wandering Troubadour, Cast

The Blessings…………….. Yitzhak, Rivka, Wandering Troubadour, Yaakov, Eisav

Leaving for Haran…………………………………… Yitzhak, Rivka, Yaakov, Eisav, Cast

Jacob’s Ladder…………………………………… Yaakov, Wandering Troubadour, Cast

Time in Haran, Part 1……….Rivka, Rachel, Wandering Troubadour, Shepherds, Lavan, Yaakov, Leah, Zilpah

Time in Haran, Part 2…..….…..Rachel, Yaakov, Wandering Troubadour, Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah, Cast

Coming Home………………………..…………….…….. Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah

The Encounter……………. Yaakov, Eisav, Wandering Troubadour, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah, Devorah

Finale…… Rivka, Yitzhak, Eliezer, Avraham, Yaakov, Eisav, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah, Full Company

THE CAST

Rivka (Rebecca)……………………………………………………………………………………………..,………….Sarah Zier Weiner

Yitzhak (Isaac)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Chavi Eisenberg

Avraham (Abraham)………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Tammy Rubin

Eliezer .…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rachel Moore

Yaakov (Jacob)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Naomi Lerman

Eisav (Esau)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Deena Lawi

Psukim (Biblical Verses) Singer ………………..………………………………………………………………………Rivka Morowitz

Wandering Troubadour………………………………………………………………………..…………………………Franny Waisman

Lavan/Nimrod………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..…Cindy Schwartz Kline

Rachel…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Gabriella Bitan

Leah……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Rachael Rosenbaum

Rivka’s Mother …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Tamar Kamins

Devorah (Rivka’s Handmaiden)………………..………………………………..……………………………Shayna Levine-Hefetz

Bilhah/Efron ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..Maya Faverman

Sarah/Zilpah…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Esty Holland

Eliezer’s Manservant……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Heather Gelb

Avimelech………………………………………………………….….……………………………………………………..…….Meital Cohen

Young Yaakov…………………………………….………….……….……………….……………………………..Nahala Ozarowski

Young Eisav………………….……………………….……………………………………………………..….……………… Avital Levine

Women of the Well………………………………………………………………….…………….….Meira Golbert, Limor Almog

Women of the Shuk……………………………………………………… Meira Golbert, Limor Almog and Heather Gelb

Shepherds………………..……………………………………….. Heather Gelb, Shayna Levine-Hefetz, Rivka Morowitz

Eisav’s Guys…………………………………………………………………. Maya Faverman, Avital Levine, Tamar Kamins

Eisav’s Angel Dancer………………………………………….…………………………………………………………….. Eliana Kodish

Nimrod’s Minions……………………………………………………………………………..…….. Tammy Rubin, Tamar Kamins

Camels and Lentils…………. Avital Levine, Chaya Farkas, Eliana Kodish, Hallel Silberman, Maya Faverman,

Meital Cohen, Miri Wirtzberger, Nachala Ozarowski, Odelia Holtz

Additional Lentils……………………………………………………………. Meira Golbert, Rivka Morowitz, Tammy Rubin

Angel Dancers……………………………………. Sarah Zier Wiener, Gabriella Bitan, Avital Levine, Chaya Farkas,
Eliana Kodish, Hallel Silberman, Maya Faverman, Miri Wirtzberger, Nachala Ozarowski, Odelia Holtz

Sheep, Philistines, Yaakov’s Children …………………………………………………………………………… Ensemble Cast

Song Credits

Songs whose lyrics were written by Toby Klein Greenwald:

 At the Well, I Will Go!, Into Sara’s Tent, Here Am I, Two Children, Yitzhak’s Wells, The Blessings, Leaving for Haran, Jacob’s Ladder, Time in Haran Parts One and Two,

Finale (with some research by Tamar)

Songs whose lyrics were written by Tamar Kamins:

At the Gate of Hevron, Reflections, Why Not Me? They’re Talking About Me, Letting Go,

Rivka’s Pregnancy, Hunter’s Songs (three parts), Coming Home, The Encounter

Melodies composed and arranged

by Mitch Clyman

With the following exceptions:

The melodies to the following songs were composed by Tamar Kamins:

Why not Me?  They’re Talking About Me, Two Children, Coming Home,

The Encounter (with Elisheva Savir).

The Encounter and Two Children were arranged by Nir Wieder

Keyboards and Programming: Mitch Clyman

Arrangers: Mitch Clyman, Nir Wieder

Additional Contributors: Mitch Clyman, Elisheva Savir

Co-Producers: Tammy Rubin & Toby Klein Greenwald

Director: Toby Klein Greenwald

Music Director: Elisheva Savir

Session Coordinator: Chavi Eisenberg

Engineers: Dor Caplan, Yuval Hermony

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at: The Yellow Submarine, Jerusalem

The show REBECCA! was produced with the encouragement and support of the Matanel Foundation (www.Matanel.org)

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