Polish Joke
by David Ives
Synopsis
THE STORY: A comedy about ethnic identity and the eternal American search for roots.
Jasiu (thirtyish) is a Polish-American who has been taught not to value his own roots, so he decides to make his own roots, reinventing himself first as a sort o
Press Reviews
"…furiously funny [and] endearingly foolish.” —New York Magazine. “…a funny yet thoughtful examination of the Polishness and Jewishness and Irishness that makes us at once alike and different."
— CurtainUp
Publication
Polish Joke is a American comedy play written by David Ives and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, NY (2003).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2003 · 72 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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