God's Ear marks the debut of Jenny Schwartz, "an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhythm" (Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice). Through the skillfully disarming use of cliched language and homilies, the play explores with subtle grace and depth the way the death of a child tears one family apart, while showcasing the talents of a promising young playwright who "in a] very modern way is] making a rather old-fashioned case for the power of the written word" (Jason Zinoman, The New York Times).
Fresh from its...
God's Ear marks the debut of Jenny Schwartz, "an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhyt...
In Jenny Schwartz's linguistic feast of a play, Rosemary and Evelyn met "a hundred thousand years ago" in Central Park when their children were barely born. "Somewhere Fun" reunites the two women thirty-five years later on Madison Avenue, one windy fall day. With their children now grown and the world changing rapidly before (what's left of) their eyes, each finds herself face to face with the terrors, joys, and surprises of life and time. This is a wildly original story about connection - to our families, our memories, our moment in time.
In Jenny Schwartz's linguistic feast of a play, Rosemary and Evelyn met "a hundred thousand years ago" in Central Park when their children were barely...
