The Chosen
by Chaim Potok, Aaron Posner

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90 mins All Men Unit Set/Multiple Settings American Adaptation

Synopsis

THE STORY: A standing-room-only hit wherever it has played, this award-winning adaptation from the award-winning novel is the story of two boys, two fathers and two very different Jewish communities--five blocks and a world apart--in Williamsburgh,

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"THE CHOSEN tells a wonderful story…” —Philadelphia City Paper. ”…moving…examines the freedom that comes with the passage from childhood to adulthood—intellectual freedom, religious freedom, America's promise of freedom.“ —Philadelphia Weekly. ”Take me somewhere new; surprise me with familiarity; dig deep into character, ideology and the human heart. THE CHOSEN does…It's irresistible.“ —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ”…Potok has collaborated with…Aaron Posner, a director and writer of theatrical imagination and skill who brings…theatricality to the story without losing its intellectual content or sacrificing Potok's stunning language."

— Chestnut Hill Local

Publication

Year 2000
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822217404
ISBN-10 0822217406
LCCN 2002281305
LCC PS3566.O6718 C48 2000
DCC 812/.6

The Chosen is a American adaptation play written by Chaim Potok and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2000).

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