Yahrzeit - Softcover

Poch-Goldin; Poch-Goldin, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0920486819 ISBN 13: 9780920486818

Verlag: J GORDON SHILLINGFORD, 2004

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Meyer Jacobs wants grandchildren, but God has conspired against him. Meyer has had a stroke and lost the use of one hand, so the entire world must suffer with him, including his pro-Palestinian son, his Serbian caregiver, and his absent, lesbian daughter. Entrenched in his opinions, Meyer knows how everything should be regardless of what everyone else thinks. Beset by guilt, however, he lights Yahrzeit candles in memory of his late wife and is secretly sending money to Israel to plant a forest for her. Meanwhile, his son's marriage is collapsing, his caregiver is giving him tsuris, his missing daughter shows up with only a bus ticket, and a boy scout is on the loose in his building. Sooner or later, something's going to crack and when it does, Meyer will find that life has a few surprises left in store. Alex Poch-Goldin's moving, funny, and brilliant play explores conflict in the family against a backdrop of global conflict. With peace as the ultimate destination, there's a long journey to get there.

Biograf�a del autor:

Alex Poch-Goldin is an award-winning playwright whose work has been produced internationally. His plays include: Yahrzeit (Toronto Jewish Playwriting Award/German national tour, Scirocco, 2004); The Right Road to Pontypool, The Bad Luck Bank Robbers, Jim and Shorty (Scirocco, 2008), and Internazionale. His plays Cringeworthy (Scirocco, 2007) and This Hotel (Scirocco, 2001) were both nominated for Dora Awards for Outstanding New Play. Alex's full length opera The Shadow, (composed by Omar Daniel) was produced in 2009 to critical acclaim by Tapestry New Opera. He has developed projects for CBC Radio, Bravo! Television and was a nominee for the 2008 Siminovitch Prize for playwriting. He is the co-artistic director of Falling Hammer with his partner Kelly Thornton. Alex is also an acclaimed actor and has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. He is currently developing a new musical for Tarragon Theatre.

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