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Silence
Author(s): Henry Meyerson
Part of Proceed to Checkout: Ten Death Affirming Plays, Sketches and Monolgues, this 10 minute play asks the question: Could there be something worse than surviving the Holocaust? Two elderly Russian survivors struggle to come to terms with the death of their only son.
Format: Short play/drama
Cast Size: 2M/1F
Running time: 10 minutes
Character breakdown
Aaron—18
Sarah—at 40 and 60
Abel—at 40 and 60
Snapshot
Notes:
See author’s website: www.henrymeyerson.com
Original or Prominent Production: Premiered at Teachers Theatre’s 2004 More Tears and Laughter One-Act Play Festival; City Theatre, Miami, 2008.
Original Language: English
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