The Chopin Playoffs
by Israel Horovitz

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90 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings American Comedy

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THE STORY: The time is 1947, and Stanley Rosen and Irving Yanover, lifelong friends now approaching young manhood, find themselves pitted against each other on two fronts.

Both are piano prodigies, and will be rivals in a forthcoming, and prestigio

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"Based on stories by Morley Torgov. The third play of a trilogy (Today I am a Fountain Pen, A Rosen by Any Other Name) which centers on sometimes funny, sometimes poignant events in the lives of Jewish families living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, before, during and after the Second World War. In this final play the Yanovers (from the first play) and the Rosens (from the second) find themselves in unaccustomed conflict as their sons Irving and Stanley, both piano prodigies, vie with each other in a valued piano competition and for the favors of the lovely Fern who, God forbid, happens to be a Protestant.   “The prime aim is to entertain, and these comedies have a dry wit and gentle charm that is delightful."

— New York Post

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Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822202103
ISBN-10 0822202107
LCC PS3558.O69 C48 1987

The Chopin Playoffs is a American comedy play written by Israel Horovitz and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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