cover photo by Gerry Goodstein
"Nathan Minter is one of those overbearing men who believe that success
in their chosen professions makes them, without further effort, successful sons,
husbands and fathers. As Alan Brandt sets out to demonstrate in 2 1/2 JEWS, his
understanding and compassionate debut play, which bares a man's flaws but shies
from tragedy, Nathan Minter is a winner as a humanitarian lawyer but a loser in
his personal relationships. Oh, his 78-year old immigrant father, Morris, may
refer to him as the `Jewish Clarence Darrow,' and his Yale-educated son, Marc,
may call him the `Albert Schweitzer of the legal profession,' but the
descriptions are drenched in bitterness.... 2 1/2 JEWS, sprinkled with
lighthearted moments, remains an easy-to-watch cautionary tale."
Lawrence
Van Gelder, The New York Times
"Winning hit comedy...a happy surprise"
NY1-TV
"A triple mitzvah!"
New York Law Journal
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