Kosher Lutherans
Full Length Play, Comedy / 2m, 3f
"Kosher Lutherans is quite sharp and surprisingly funny" – Toronto Mirror
“A delightful comedy with message and heart.” – Louisville Courier Journal
Kosher Lutherans
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Cast Size
2m, 3fDuration
120 minutes (2 hours)Accolades
Not ApplicableSuggested Use
- Monologues
- Scene work
- Competition or audition material
Target Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Kosher Lutherans centers on Hanna and Franklyn, the seemingly perfect couple who desperately want to have a child of their own, but are unable to do so. As the couple begins to wonder if they'll ever become parents, they have a chance encounter with a God-fearing pregnant girl from Iowa who offers to let the couple adopt her out-of-wedlock baby.Just before the adoption papers are signed, Hanna and Franklyn discover the girl is unaware that they are Jewish. Knowing the revelation could throw a ratchet into the whole works, the couple poses as Lutherans to appeal to the girl's apparent Midwestern sensibilities. But how far are they willing to go to have a family?
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Reviews
"Kosher Lutherans is quite sharp and surprisingly funny" – Toronto Mirror
“A delightful comedy with message and heart.” – Louisville Courier Journal
Considerations
Performing Groups
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
- Church / Religious Groups
Cautions
- No Special Cautions
License details
- Minimum Fee: $90 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Setting: Van Nuys, California. Franklyn & Hannah’s Living Room - Behind, A Dining Room Table. The events of the play take place as follows: Act One - Purim, Act Two, Scene One - The First Night of Hanukah, Act Two, Scene Two – A Month Later.
- Additional Features: Not Applicable
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
2m, 3f
FRANKLYN - late 30s; A Perfect Husband.
HANNAH - late 30s; A Perfect Wife.
BEN - late 30s; An Imperfect Husband.
MARTHA - late 30s; An Imperfect Wife.
ALISON - An eighteen-year-old girl from Iowa.
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HANNAH - late 30s; A Perfect Wife.
BEN - late 30s; An Imperfect Husband.
MARTHA - late 30s; An Imperfect Wife.
ALISON - An eighteen-year-old girl from Iowa.
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Features Teens
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