The Tenth Man
Tenth Man, The Author: Paddy Chayefsky
First Performance: 1959, New York
Published: 1960
Genre: Drama in 3 acts
Setting: Orthodox synagogue, New York, 1950s
Cast: 12m, 1f
On a freezing morning in a poor Orthodox synagogue, eight men have assembled for morning prayers. They are joined by Foreman, who has brought his schizophrenic granddaughter Evelyn, so that the dybbuk that is making her crazy can be exorcized rather than have her committed to a mental institution. However, they cannot proceed, as there are only nine men present, and a tenth is needed to make up the
minyon or quorum of ten. Speaking through Evelyn, the dybbuk shocks those present by revealing some of their sexual secrets. The Sexton manages to persuade a passer-by to make up the number. He is Arthur Landau, a young clean-cut Jewish...
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