| Birthright | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | Jonathan Spector |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | three time periods; 2006, 2016, 2024. |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 2025 |
| Place | Miami New Drama, U.S. |
Birthright is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Jonathan Spector. The play concerns a group of six friends who meet during their Birthright trip and how their lives and relationships change between three timeframes in 2006, 2016, and 2024.
A group of six young Ashkanazi Jewish Americans meet during their Birthright trip in 2006. In the decades to come, the play observes how their relationships and lives change until they are nearing forty years old.
| Character | Miami | Off-Broadway |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | |
| Lev | Hale Appleman | |
| Chaya | Dani Stoller | Zoe Winters |
| Alona | Krystal Millie Valdes | Molly Ranson |
| Izzy | Arielle Goldman | Molly Bernard |
| Noah | Stephen Stocking | Eli Gelb |
| Emerson | Danny Capote | Nate Mann |
| Deborah, Chaya's mother | Irene Adjan | Liz Larsen |
The play was first performed at Miami New Drama, directed by Teddy Bergman. The show ran from April 3, 2025 until April 27. The play was developed through the YK6 New Jewish Play Inititative and the Wasserman Projects under artistic director Michel Hausmann, whose goal is to create stage works that recognize the challenges within and contributions of the Jewish community.
The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2026 at the MCC Theater, running from June 16, 2026 until August 23 and again directed by Bergman. The play had a sold-out run and was extended an extra four weeks beyond its original closing date.