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Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 5m
Jennifer Maisel
In this “gentle, comic drama” (The New York Times), a family preparing for a big transition gathers for one last Seder, where they end up fighting, divvying up keepsakes and reliving memories.
The Price family has gathered for one last Seder. Matriarch Lily has been taking care of her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband, Marvin, for years, but the family has decided it’s best for all involved parties to move him into an assisted-living facility. Lily and Marvin’s four daughters and their plus-ones – ranging from brand-new to longtime partners – all arrive at the girls’ childhood home to help with the transition and instead end up fighting, divvying up keepsakes and reliving memories. The Prices, who are always ready for a laugh or a cry, must face a bittersweet future as their family changes for good.
After productions at Organic Theater Company in Chicago, IL, and Theater J in Washington, D.C., The Last Seder premiered off-Broadway at Theater Three in 2012. Directed by Jessica Bauman, the New York production featured Ryan Barry, Melisa Breiner-Sanders, Gaby Hoffmann, Kathryn Kates, Natalie Kuhn, Andy Lucien, John Michalski, Eric T. Miller, Greg Mullavey, Abigail Rose Solomon and Sarah Winkler.
LILY PRICE – Family matriarch, sixties, Jewish, white-presentingMARVIN PRICE – Her husband, seventies, suffering from Alzheimer’s, Jewish, white-presentingJULIA PRICE – Oldest daughter, mid-thirties to forties, very pregnant, Jewish, white-presentingCLAIRE PRICE – Second daughter, thirties, Jewish, white-presentingMICHELLE PRICE – Third daughter, late twenties to thirties, Jewish, white-presentingANGEL PRICE – The youngest daughter, early twenties, Jewish, white-presentingHAROLD FREEDMAN – Next-door neighbor, Marvin and Lily’s friend, Jewish JANE – Julia’s lover, not JewishJON – Claire’s fiancé, JewishKENT – Late twenties, early thirties, JewishLUKE – Early twenties, Black, not Jewish
Various rooms in the Price family home. The present.
“Transcendental beauty… You don’t have to be Jewish to fall in love with The Last Seder.” – Stage Scene LA
“This gentle, comic drama by Jennifer Maisel about a family coming together during a difficult time features simmering tensions that can occur at any time of year.” – The New York Times
“Approaches its tear-jerking aims with delicate precision and punch.” – Los Angeles Times
“Maisel’s play achieves transcendental beauty. You don’t have to be Jewish to fall in love with The Last Seder.” – Stage Scene LA
Known for her thought-provoking dramas about the transcendency of human connection and identity, Jennifer Maisel has written plays that have been produced nationally and internationally. The Last Seder premiered off-Broadway with Gaby Hoffmann and Greg Mullavey after producti ...