At manhattantheatresource, 177 MacDougal St.; (212) 501-4751. Through May 24. NOVELS adapted for the stage need to grasp the central aspect of the original without giving us a sprawling, crowded tale.

Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist who died in 1991, never had much luck with plays. He wrote several in his life, including two collaborations that made it to Broadway. The first ...