“Jewish cemeteries are becoming like Yiddish speakers: the only people who still who speak it are old people, young Jewish hobbyists, and the ultra-orthodox. Jewish cemeteries nowadays, are only for the dead.”

2f (white), 1m (African American).

Available for development or production.

About the play:

Shirley, the eldest survivor of her generation, in a family that operates a multigenerational business, is deeply concerned about the possibility that a stranger will manage to be buried in one of the many vacant spaces in the family cemetery plot. She is therefore pleased when her orphaned cousin (and adoptive daughter) Becca asks her to participate in the funeral of a distant relative with whom only Becca has corresponded.

poster design by Cary Mazer