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Coming to America

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  6w, 6m

Estelle Pottern Epstein

Based on the playwright's novel, I Heard My Father ‘s Voice.

Coming to America

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
Set in Slutsk, Russia in the early 1900’s, Coming to America is the story of one family’s journey into a new world. It centers around parents, Zelda and Reuven, and their struggle to provide a better life for their six children, Joseph, Maurice, Sonya, Amelia, Bertha and Samuel. This full-length play is based on the author’s novel, I Heard My Father ‘s Voice.
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Performing Groups
ZELDA
REUVEN / PROFESSOR VENICK / MR. SPANGLER
VLADIMIR / TONY
JOSEPH
MAURICE / PETER
SONYA / REBECCA
BERTHA / MIRA
AMELIA / AUNT SARAH
UNCLE JACOB / HYMAN / RABBI
AUNT REBECCA / MARY / MISS WHITE
TONY / MAX
THERESA / KATYA

Casting may be expanded to 13m, 12f.

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting Slutsk, Russia in the early 1900's
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 40 minutes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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