Big deal playwright Agnes Borinsky (Playwrights Horizons, Bushwick Starr) is here to give her hottest takes on bimbo-hood, trans Jewishness, and Milton Steinberg (iconic Yenta).
We Yenta about:
- Writing historical trans fiction
- Talking shit about synagogues
- The theatre of Judaism
- Every Jew feels like an outsider
- Biiiiig juicy Israel chat
- The most incredible academic bullshit that has ever been bullshitted
Agnes Borinsky: https://www.rustchukfarm.org/
Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller
Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar
Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
00:07:34 - Historical trans fiction
00:12:08 - Failure. Ugh.
00:18:36 - Judaism as theatre
00:23:19 - Queerness as theatre
00:29:17 - Being an outsider
00:31:33 - Growing up Jewish
00:36:17 - Jewish transness
00:41:35 - Matzah minute
00:42:28 - Israel
00:58:28 - Secrets
