Overview
Character Name
Chaya
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Time & Place
Canada, 1908
Analysis
Chaya is a young, gloomy Jewish refugee who has arrived in Canada to begin a new life. She has fled Romania along with her family to escape the pogroms, which are violent riots aimed at the massacre of Jewish communities. Along the journey to Canada, Chaya’s husband and
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