A Message from Arnold Mittelman After a career in not-for-profit and commercial theater spanning more than 40 years I was honored in 2007 to found the National Jewish Theater / Foundation and in 2010 to assume leadership of its Holocaust Theater International...
Generations
Author(s):
A Righteous Christian family is hiding a young Jewish boy in Germany, the fear of being gay and mentally challenged during War WWII in Europe, a modern day family preparing for daughter's Bat Mitzvah and twist of fate at the end.
Format: Full Length Drama
Cast Size:10M, 12W
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Character breakdown:
German family: father, mother, son, 2 daughters,
Uncle,
Maid,
Young Jewish boy,
Male piano teacher,
Two Radio voices,
Party planner,
Two Jewish parents, their daughter and her friend, Grandfather,
Barista,
Five college friends (one is Middle Eastern, one Latino)
Notes:
Date of authorship, 2016
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Alper JCC, Robert Russell Theater, Miami, Fl.
Alper JCC, Robert Russell Theater, Miami, Fl.
Nationality of Author:
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Ruth Gordon/Holocaust Impact Theater
Experience(s) Chronicled: Righteous Gentiles | Hiding | Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape
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