cover image by Hy Varon
“What becomes of the old ways in the New World?
That question is posed by Alan Glass in his absorbing, passionate new play,
LOVE IN A THIRSTY LAND.
Inspired by an 1875 murder case in Brooklyn, LOVE IN A THIRSTY LAND uses an
adulterous love affair between immigrant Jews to address substantial and
enduring issues like the future of Judaism in America, the attractions of
assimilation and the temptations that pit inflamed flesh against a cold
marriage.
No play can be expected to do more than cast fresh and arresting light on
problems like these, which have long defied easy solution. Yet in the end, with
its innate intelligence and intensity, its vivid, sympathetic principals, its
powerful love story, its air of mystery and its skillful evocation of a bygone
era, LOVE IN A THIRSTY LAND manages to maintain its grip on philosophy and
religion while telling its wrenching tale of doomed young love…”
Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times
first presented by Jewish Repertory Theater, New York
3 M, 2 F
I S B N 978-0-88145-487-1
$14.95