Edna Shavit Explained

Edna Shavit
Birth Date:25 April 1935
Birth Place:Israel
Resting Place:Givat Brenner
Nationality:Israeli
Spouse:Yoram Gal (1994-2003)
Native Name:עדנה שביט
Native Name Lang:he

Edna Shavit (Hebrew: עדנה שביט; April 25, 1935 – 14 June 2015) was an Israeli professor affiliated with the theater department of Tel Aviv University.

She was married to Yoram Gal between 1994 and 2003.

In the 1960s, Shavit played Lucky in a local production of Waiting for Godot and went on to direct the play in the 1970s [1] Shavit was the director of You and Me and the Next War,[2] a satirical cabaret by Hanoch Levin with songs set to music by Alex Kagan and Beni Nagari.

In 2006, she was awarded the Levi Prize for life achievement.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Israel didn't have to wait long for Mr. God. 2020-06-10. Haaretz. en.
  2. Web site: All About Jewish Theatre - Hanoch Levin - Success Story . October 18, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522004144/http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=27 . May 22, 2011 .
  3. News: נפטרה במאית התיאטרון והשחקנית פרופ' עדנה שביט . 14 June 2015. Walla!. Hebrew. 29 June 2015.