A mystical Yiddish folktale, this is a story of love, family, displacement, and the restless Jewish soul. Steeped in folklore and cultural tradition, reimagined in a contemporary new production by Ukrainian-born, Jewish director Igor Golyak, The Dybbuk is set in the heart of the historic sanctuary of The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture on Beacon Hill.

The Dybbuk stars Andrey Burkovskiy as the Dybbuk and Yana Gladkikh as Leah, two tragic young lovers hovering between the worlds of the living and the beyond. The cast features the Arlekin Resident Company, with guest artists Deborah Martin as Frade and Robert Walsh as Sender. Directed by Igor Golyak.

Roy Chen's adaptation for Gesher Theater in Israel receives its US premiere at the Vilna Shul in June 2024, the launch production of Arlekin's Jewish Plays Fund. It wins the 2025 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production and is a Boston Theater Critics Association Critics' Pick; the Boston Globe calls it "magical." The sold-out run returns by demand in fall 2025 for 17 performances, with two added.