Plays by Les LeiterThey’ll Drive You NutsA Jewish widower in his mid-seventies moves into a retirement home and befriends a younger widow. Their romance infuriates the home’s director, her daughters and his son, but leads to a compromise. 6 men, 4 women. Interior, 2 sets.Hosanna HosseaGod orders Hosea, a prophet in ancient Israel, to marry a whore, Gomer, an act that will serve as a metaphor of God’s relationship to Israel. Three children later, God demands Hosea expel Gomer and the children, which leads to violence and redemption. 6 men, 2 women. Interior and exterior.Contact: lleiter@cox.net Plays by Patricia LinOne of the FewA Polish Catholic woman, against her will is forced to shelter an escapee from the Warsaw Ghetto. Not a Holocaust play, but the story of two women who must overcome their own prejudices in order to, hopefully, survive. 2 women, 4 menRunning WildJewish-American track stars, Herman Neugass and Marty Glickman, compete, or do not compete in the 1936 (the Berlin) Olympics. 1 woman, 5 menSweet Ginger: Hot and BlueThe coming of age story of a Taiwanese immigrant girl, as told from an Asian point of view. May be of interest to JCCA members because one of the major characters is a 95 year old Jewish senior, who was, herself, an immigrant to the United States, but at the turn of the last century. 2 women, 1 manContact: lleiter@cox.net |