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The American Plan
Author(s): Richard Greenberg
Lili Adler is a daughter of a wealthy German-Jewish refugee. In the summer of 1960, she meets Nick Lockridge. Lili is intrigued with Nick and thinks of him as her savior. They begin a romantic relationship but Lili’s mother Eva is suspicious of Nick. Eva manipulates the relationship and at its end she is satisfied because “happiness is for others”.
Format: Full-length comedy
Cast Size: 2M/3F
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Original or Prominent Production: Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center-Stage I, New York, December 4, 1990.
Original Language: English
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Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations