The Last Seder
by Jennifer Maisel

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Highlights

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Present Day Ensemble Cast Role(s) for Senior Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

The Price family has gathered for one last Seder.

Matriarch Lily has been taking care of her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband, Marvin, for years, but the family has decided it’s best for all involved parties to move him into an assisted-living facility.

Lily and Marvin’s four daughters and their plus-ones – ranging from brand-new to longtime partners – all arrive at the girls’ childhood home to help with the transition and instead end up fighting, divvying up keepsakes and reliving memories.

The Prices, who are always ready for a laugh or a cry, must face a bittersweet future as their family changes for good.

Press Reviews

"This gentle, comic drama by Jennifer Maisel about a family coming together during a difficult time features simmering tensions that can occur at any time of year."
— The New York Times

"Approaches its tear-jerking aims with delicate precision and punch."
— Los Angeles Times

"Maisel’s play achieves transcendental beauty. You don’t have to be Jewish to fall in love with The Last Seder."
— Stage Scene LA

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
LILY PRICE Family matriarch, sixties, Jewish, white-presenting	—	—	Family matriarch, sixties, Jewish, white-presenting
MARVIN PRICE Her husband, seventies, suffering from Alzheimer’s, Jewish, white-presenting	male	—	Her husband, seventies, suffering from Alzheimer’s, Jewish, white-presenting
JULIA PRICE Oldest daughter, mid-thirties to forties, very pregnant, Jewish, white-presenting	female	—	Oldest daughter, mid-thirties to forties, very pregnant, Jewish, white-presenting
CLAIRE PRICE Second daughter, thirties, Jewish, white-presenting	female	—	Second daughter, thirties, Jewish, white-presenting
MICHELLE PRICE Third daughter, late twenties to thirties, Jewish, white-presenting	female	—	Third daughter, late twenties to thirties, Jewish, white-presenting
ANGEL PRICE The youngest daughter, early twenties, Jewish, white-presenting	female	—	The youngest daughter, early twenties, Jewish, white-presenting
HAROLD FREEDMAN Next-door neighbor, Marvin and Lily’s friend, Jewish	—	—	Next-door neighbor, Marvin and Lily’s friend, Jewish
JANE Julia’s lover, not Jewish	—	—	Julia’s lover, not Jewish
JON Claire’s fiancé, Jewish	—	—	Claire’s fiancé, Jewish
KENT Late twenties, early thirties, Jewish	—	—	Late twenties, early thirties, Jewish
LUKE Early twenties, Black, not Jewish	—	—	Early twenties, Black, not Jewish