Polish Joke
by David Ives

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90 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: A comedy about ethnic identity and the eternal American search for roots.

Jasiu (thirtyish) is a Polish-American who has been taught not to value his own roots, so he decides to make his own roots, reinventing himself first as a sort o

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"…furiously funny [and] endearingly foolish.” —New York Magazine. “…a funny yet thoughtful examination of the Polishness and Jewishness and Irishness that makes us at once alike and different."

— CurtainUp

Publication

Year 2003
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York, NY
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822219569
ISBN-10 0822219565
LCCN 2008426181
LCC PS3559.V435 P64 2003
DCC 812/.54

Polish Joke is a American comedy play written by David Ives and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, NY (2003).

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