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Long After Crystal Night

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 7m

John Herman Shaner

"Serious stuff, to be sure. Yet the great strength of After Crystal Nightis its sustained comic tone." - Los Angeles Times

Long After Crystal Night

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 7m

Details

Summary
Formerly titled After Crystal Night. Seymour Goldstein’s Beverly Hills household is in for an emotion-packed weekend. He has attended a meeting to determine whether Jewish militants should be allowed to speak to his B’nai B’rith lodge. The ramifications of this meeting cause everyone in the family and those close to it to confront their roots and question their lives, their history, their future, their motivations, the depth of their assimilation, their relationships with each other and society and, ultimately, their personal courage and convictions. What could be the unravelling of an American Jewish family turns out to be its salvation. Full of humor and gut wrenching emotion, the climax is devastating, compelling, and satisfying, a play about Everyman for Everyman.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Serious stuff, to be sure. Yet the great strength of After Crystal Night is its sustained comic tone." - Los Angeles Times

"A stunning dramatic piece [...] Powerful, thought provoking drama." - The Christian Science Monitor

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Author

John Herman Shaner

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