In the Cemetery
by Anton Chekhov, Michael Hardstark

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30 minsPresent DayReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Exterior SetComedy

Synopsis

Set in a Jewish cemetery, this poignant and funny play is about a harried young businessman who has hired a rabbi to say prayers over his father's grave.

They meet an out of work actor who is paying his respects at the grave of a Yiddish theatre star.

The actor thinks of the star as a father figure, but he blames him for the failure of his career.

The businessman also has unresolved resentments.

Together, they come to terms with their hostilities.

Published with The Cure in The Last Laugh .

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MORRIS BRODER prompter/bookkeeper for the Grand Palace Theatre	—	—	prompter/bookkeeper for the Grand Palace Theatre
PERRY SHURR a young man in his mid-30s	male	mid-30s	a young man in his mid-30s
BELLA BRODER wife of Leo Broder and the leading lady	—	—	wife of Leo Broder and the leading lady
REB SCHULLER an old man in his 70s	male	70s	an old man in his 70s
THE ACTOR a man in his mid-40s	male	mid-40s	a man in his mid-40s
SIMCHA GUBERNICK shoemaker and aspiring actor/playwright	male	—	shoemaker and aspiring actor/playwright
YOSSEL TERRIFIMENSCHSKY comic star of the Yiddish Theatre	—	—	comic star of the Yiddish Theatre