The Flatted Fifth
by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld


Synopsis
A would be Jewish film maker searches for love, identity and his Jewish roots in this fast paced look at modern relationships in a multicultural world that was first produced Off Broadway.
Now in his twenties and a veteran of street violence and jail, Sonny has an explosive reunion with his childhood friend Ray Diaz, a Puerto Rican poet in drug rehab.
With their girlfriends, an African American author of children's books and a sultry English/African trumpet player, Sonny and Ray embark on a B'nai B'rith trip for artists to Israel.
They encounter hostile soldiers, sympathetic guides, a nightmarish talk show host, a Hebrew hip hop bartender, Masada, the Wailing Wall and, most poignantly of all, themselves.
The last leg of their journey changes each of them forever.
Press Reviews
"A quick moving, cinematically paced drama."
— New York Post
Characters
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SONNY ROTHSTEIN(Ninya's fiancee) 29, Jewish, a filmmaker. Ninya's fiancee. Streetwise, deceptively smart. |
RAY RODRIGUEZ 27, Puerto Rican, Poet/Lyricist. Sonny's former best friend. Balu's boyfriend. Recovering addict/alcoholic. Sensitive, trusting and loyal. |
BALU MOTUMBO 26, half English/Half African, trumpet player, Ray's girlfriend. She is the princess and those who don't know it, shall. |
SECURITY WOMAN/GUIDE/RIFKAANACHNOO 28, Israeli |
Publication
The Flatted Fifth is a play written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld and published by Samuel French (1999).
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Samuel French · 1999 · 71 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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