Beau Jest
by James Sherman

Beau Jest Book Cover
Beau Jest Cover

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 actor who agrees to perform the impersonation.

Happily, he is extremely convincing in the role and Sarah's parents are enraptured.

Soon, even Sarah falls for Bob.

"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

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 2 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1992
ISBN 10
0573692084
ISBN 13
9780573692086
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Illustrated
Print Length
114 pages
Place Published
New York
Language
English
LCCN
93209449
LCC
PS3569.H426 B4 1992
DCC
812/.54
Print
Beau Jest is a American teenage play written by and published by Samuel French in New York, 1992. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573692086 and an ISBN-10 of 0573692084.
Digital
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