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Beau Jest
by James Sherman
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Synopsis
Comedy
Characters: 4 male 2 female Interior Set Sarah is a nice Jewish girl with a problem: her parents want her married to a nice Jewish boy.
They have never met her boyfriend a WASP executive named Chris Kringle.
She tells them she is dating a Jewish doctor and they insist on meeting him.
She plans a dinner party and over the heated protests of Chris employs an escort service to send her a Jewish date to be Dr. Steinberg.
Instead they send Bob Schroeder an aspiring
Press Reviews
"A light, sweet romantic comedy."
— Chicago Tribune
"Hilarious and quite moving. Sherman wonderfully blends farce with a genuine insight."
— Chicago Sun Times
"Very funny...The well crafted play has a lot to say about nuclear families of any ethnic persuasion."
— Wall Street Journal
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2011
Binding Paperback
Edition Illustrated
Pages 114
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573692086
ISBN-10 0573692084
LCCN 93209449
LCC PS3569.H426 B4 1992
DCC 812/.54
Beau Jest is a American comedy play written by James Sherman and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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