Today I Am! Five Short Plays About Growing Up Jewish
Adapted by Sandra Fenichel Asher.
Product Code: TF7000
Collection
Drama
Cast size: 1m., 2w., 6 younger actors (with doubling). Can be expanded up to 3m., 5w., and 14 younger actors
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Synopsis
Based on original stories about modern Jewish life included in With All My Heart, With All My Mind: 13 Stories About Growing Up Jewish (winner of the National Jewish Book Award in children's literature).
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Collection
- Product Code TF7000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Pages of Dialogue 57
- Min. Royalty Rate $15.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 75 min
- Staging All plays may be staged simply.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group Community Theatre | Praise Group
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583423479
Included Titles
The Heart of Buchanan Adapted from a story by Sandra Fenichel Asher.
Sarah's military family moves often, but never before to a town as small as Buchanan. Sarah makes friends by singing in the choir and takes the Christmas program lightly-until she realizes its effect on her more vulnerable little sister.
- Product Code: H93000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1w. (4 girls 8 to 13)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
License Available:
Through Collection
One Foot After Another Adapted from a short story by Lois Ruby.
Barry is 13 years old and will become a bar mitzvah and graduate college on the same day. Alma is 82, a college freshman, and hasn't been inside a synagogue since the early '30s. They're out of step with everyone, but not with each another.
- Product Code: O68000
- Genre: Comedy,Drama
- Cast Size: 2m., 1w. (1 boy)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
David's Star Adapted from a story by Jacqueline Dembar Greene.
A Sephardic Jew who prefers to keep her heritage to herself, teenager Cara chooses to take a stand when her boss' anti-Semitism threatens her friend Sam.
- Product Code: D93000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1m. (1 teen boy, 2 teen girls.)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
Wrestling With Angels Adapted from a story Carol Matas.
Jaci feels pressured to keep up with her friends, who have decided on a boyfriend for her and a body-piercing to celebrate her birthday. But a dream interpreted by an Orthodox classmate gives her a new perspective on herself and on Judaism
- Product Code: WA6000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1w. (2 teen boys, 2 teen girls.)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
Frank and Stein Adapted from a story by Eve B. Feldman.
Ben Stein receives a diary as a bar mitzvah present and records the agony and ecstasy of the hours leading up to and beyond his big day.
- Product Code: F96000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1m., 1w. (1 teen boy, 1 younger girl)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
Synopsis
Based on original stories about modern Jewish life included in With All My Heart, With All My Mind: 13 Stories About Growing Up Jewish (winner of the National Jewish Book Award in children's literature).
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Collection
- Product Code TF7000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Pages of Dialogue 57
- Min. Royalty Rate $15.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 75 min
- Staging All plays may be staged simply.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group Community Theatre | Praise Group
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583423479
Included Titles
The Heart of Buchanan Adapted from a story by Sandra Fenichel Asher.
Sarah's military family moves often, but never before to a town as small as Buchanan. Sarah makes friends by singing in the choir and takes the Christmas program lightly-until she realizes its effect on her more vulnerable little sister.
- Product Code: H93000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1w. (4 girls 8 to 13)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
License Available:
Through Collection
One Foot After Another Adapted from a short story by Lois Ruby.
Barry is 13 years old and will become a bar mitzvah and graduate college on the same day. Alma is 82, a college freshman, and hasn't been inside a synagogue since the early '30s. They're out of step with everyone, but not with each another.
- Product Code: O68000
- Genre: Comedy,Drama
- Cast Size: 2m., 1w. (1 boy)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
David's Star Adapted from a story by Jacqueline Dembar Greene.
A Sephardic Jew who prefers to keep her heritage to herself, teenager Cara chooses to take a stand when her boss' anti-Semitism threatens her friend Sam.
- Product Code: D93000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1m. (1 teen boy, 2 teen girls.)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
Wrestling With Angels Adapted from a story Carol Matas.
Jaci feels pressured to keep up with her friends, who have decided on a boyfriend for her and a body-piercing to celebrate her birthday. But a dream interpreted by an Orthodox classmate gives her a new perspective on herself and on Judaism
- Product Code: WA6000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1w. (2 teen boys, 2 teen girls.)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
Frank and Stein Adapted from a story by Eve B. Feldman.
Ben Stein receives a diary as a bar mitzvah present and records the agony and ecstasy of the hours leading up to and beyond his big day.
- Product Code: F96000
- Genre: Drama
- Cast Size: 1m., 1w. (1 teen boy, 1 younger girl)
- Approx. Run Time: 15 min.
License Available:
Through Collection
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