A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Stunning
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 2m
An eye-opening, intimate look into the world of sixteen-year-old Lily, who lives in a Syrian-Jewish community in Brooklyn with her much older husband - and what occurs when an unlikely relationship with her African-American maid begins to form.
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Cast Size
4w, 2m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Lily knows nothing beyond the Syrian-Jewish community in Brooklyn where she lives a cloistered life with her much older husband. Soon an unlikely relationship with her enigmatic African-American maid opens Lily's world to new possibilities – but at a huge price. David Adjmi's daring new work shifts from caustic satire to violent drama as it exposes the ways we invent and defend our identities in the melting-pot of America.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Gun Shots
Media
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Music
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
Authors
David Adjmi
David Adjmi’s plays have been produced at theatres around the world such as Lincoln Center, RSC, Steppenwolf and Soho Rep – where he was the Mellon Foundation playwright-in-residence for three years. Stereophonic (music by Will Butler of Arcade Fire) ran on Broadway after a ...
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