Edna Shavit

Edna Shavit (Hebrew: עדנה שביט; April 25, 1935 – 14 June 2015) was an Israeli professor affiliated with the theater department of Tel Aviv University.

Edna Shavit
עדנה שביט
Born	(1935-04-25)April 25, 1935 Israel
Died	14 June 2015(2015-06-14) (aged 80)
Resting place	Givat Brenner
Nationality	Israeli
Spouse	Yoram Gal (1994-2003)

She was married to Yoram Gal between 1994 and 2003.

In the 1960s, Shavit played Lucky in a local production of Waiting for Godot and went on to direct the play in the 1970s ^[1] Shavit was the director of You and Me and the Next War,^[2] a satirical cabaret by Hanoch Levin with songs set to music by Alex Kagan and Beni Nagari.

In 2006, she was awarded the Levi Prize for life achievement.^[3]