Four Short Plays
by Jenna Zark

Name: Four Short Plays
Brand: Jenna Zark
SKU: 9780822213901
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Flexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

Why we like it

"'Four Short Plays' by Jenna Zark presents a collection of vignettes that explore various facets of friendship, showcasing its many forms and complexities."

From: Plays Centered on Friendship

What readers are saying

Readers find the play to be chaotically mind-bending and intriguing, suggesting that seeing it in person might provide a clearer understanding of its effectiveness. There is a sense of curiosity about the play's execution due to its complexity.

Mind-bending experienceIntriguing conceptsNeeds a second viewing to judge

Synopsis

THE STORIES: FOREIGN BODIES centers around a mother and daughter who, after a lifetime of miscommunication, are able to connect in the unlikeliest of ways.

Rise, a young woman in her early 30s, impulsively joins a Jewish Sacred Burial Society.

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ThemesPS3573.I458 A6 1994

Press Reviews

"Three playlets that follow the lives of 9 people who become involved with sacred Jewish rituals in both humorous and intimate ways. ”Jenna Zark,…has bothered to look somewhere new—or so old it's new—for journeys by women we seldom get to know in the theater.“ —Newsday (NY). ”Zark draws the women with remarkable compassion and humor. This…play is as much about passionate love as it is about the need for rituals that give us a way to honor ourselves. And it's about independence of spirit, the dignity that small, private acts…bring to ordinary lives.“ —Variety. ”This is a writer of warm promise whose dialogue is true, humor sharp and characters honest."
— Hollywood Reporter