DelikateSSen

Author(s): Richard Atkins
In New York City, circa 1972, two Jewish brothers are facing hard times running their famous Jewish delicatessen. The brothers fear business will get even tougher with the new competition: a German is opening up his own deli across the street. The past continues to haunt one man’s soul so profoundly he is faced with immeasurable choices no man would want to make.
Format: Drama

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Original or Prominent Production:
Vortex Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 28, 2013. World premiere workshop production at the Adobe Theatre, Albuquerque, April 2016. Multiple staged readings in Chicago, Albuquerque, and Las Cruces, 2015–2017. Production at the Performing Arts Center, Rhinebeck, New York, January 2019.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
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