Theater Between Addresses presents an immersive staged reading of Shabbtai Tsvi by Sholem Asch, translated and adapted by Weaver. This play, never before performed in its entirety, tells the story of the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Shabbtai Tsvi, the 17th century Ottoman Jewish mystic whose messianic aspirations attracted a following of thousands of Jews from every corner of the earth. Shabbtai Tsvi takes place throughout the Yiddish Book Center grounds and orchard, and the audience is free to explore the environment freely throughout the play. As an audience member, it is your choice how you engage with the mass feeling of messianism; will you stand on the edges and watch, or join in the dance of liberation?