A Story Of Chelm
by Linda Gaye Shapiro
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Synopsis
When some heavenly machinery malfunctions, half a bag of foolish souls is dropped in the town of Chelm.
They come to life and become obsessed with raising money to build a bathhouse for their shadows, who stubbornly lie in the dust all day long.
After a number of moneymaking schemes are bungled, Heaven is forced to intervene in this comedy based on a Yiddish folktale.
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Wings A vice-president of the heavenly firm |
Flunky Part of Big G's retinue |
Secretary Part of Big G's retinue |
Rebecca A small pretty woman in her early twenties; newly wed |
Shlem A good-looking but lazy young man who is forever falling asleep |
Nachman The old man of the town |
Jacob The rich man of the town; older and fatter than Reisman |
Judith His wife; a status conscious matron |
Taney Their daughter; a slightly chubby girl of fourteen |
Shiksey Also their daughter; a pretty girl of sixteen |
Rabbi A dignified older man |
Shamus The temple handyman; curiously nondescript |
Brickman A middleaged shyster businessman |
Bergman His cousin, an older shyster businessman |
Big G God as a business man |
Publication
A Story Of Chelm is a American comedy play written by Linda Gaye Shapiro and published by Samuel French in New York (1975).
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