Bad Jews @ Pure
Bad Jews
Written by Joshua Harmon
Directed by Dana Resnick
Pure Theatre
ASHLEY GENNARELLI AS DAPHNA
MILES BOINEST AS JONAH
CAMERON TAGGE AS LIAM
SULLIVAN HAMILTON AS MELODY
Set & Lighting Design by Richard Heffner
Costume Design by Taylor-Ann Spencer
There's nothing like a death in the family to bring out the worst in us. In Joshua Harmon's biting comedy, a beloved grandfather has died and a treasured family heirloom with religious significance is up for grabs - but who's the most deserving? Is it bossy, overbearing, self-declared "super-Jew" Daphna Feygenbaum? Or her wealthy, less observant cousin Liam who has a shiksa girlfriend? Meanwhile, Liam's younger brother Jonah finds himself in the impossible position of peacemaker as the two rivals argue, insult and try to outwit each other to the bitter, hilarious end.
Reviews
“Director Dana Friedman Resnick captures not only the uncontrollable anger in a family’s disagreements, but also portrays the comfort and happiness found in a shared memory from years before.”
— Art Mag
That intensity of feeling — of anger and sadness, as well as the joy of a shared memory — is something you can really only get in small, intimate stories like this one. And what makes those feelings compelling is that there’s more beneath the surface.