

God of Vengeance
Donald Margulies
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Readers love the beautiful interpretation of the play, noting how it captures the cultural style of the day effectively. The overall presentation is praised for its authenticity and depth.
THE STORY: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies has transported Sholom Asch's 1906 Yiddish melodrama from Asch's native Poland to the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1923 and in the process has transformed a classic morality tale into
"…[a] colorful evocation of the Lower East Side in the '20s and [a play of] indisputable historical significance…“ —Variety. ”A vivid panorama of a Lower East Side street scene crammed with grimy tenements, riotous store fronts and packed pushcarts…epic theater…[a] fascinating new adaptation of Sholom Asch's 1906 drama…"
— Hartford Courant
God Of Vengeance is a American play written by Donald Margulies and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2003).
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