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The Jewish Wife (Bentley)

10 Minute Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Eric Bentley, Bertolt Brecht

Amalgamated from the scenes in 'Fear and Misery in the Third Reich'

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The Jewish Wife (Bentley)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

This short play chronicles the hardships of life for a Jewish woman married to a non-Jewish man in the Third Reich and the impact the rising anti-semitism has on thier relationship.

The Wife

The Husband

  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Setting

    The bedroom of a house in Germany, 1930's.

  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley
Eric Bentley was born in England in 1916, became an American citizen in 1948, in 1998 was inducted into the (American) Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2011 won a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Scholar, critic, teacher, performer, translator and, final ...
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Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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