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Ellen Perecman

ELLEN PERECMAN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Ellen Perecman's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Ellen Perecman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Amulet, The         Carcass         Dammerung or Twilight         Mentshn         People/Servants         Professor Brenner         Under the Cross         Welcome to America         With the Current
Amulet, The

Synopsis:
This is an adaptation of a Yiddish play by Peretz Hirshbein. It takes place in a world of seers and miracle-workers, where people are expected to suffer in silence. they wear amulets to protect them, waiting passively for the promise of future happiness. the Amulet is the story of a girl who refuses to wait. the play's unusual style combines elements of Greek tragedy, Russian avant -garde, and the Old Testament.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
Contained in "Selected Yiddish Plays volume One" published by Iuniverse 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  4 townspeople

Further Reference:
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Carcass

Synopsis:
Mendel, a young tanner, has been rejected by all the women in his life: his mother, his sister and his step-mother. When the young woman he loves also rejects him, it becomes too much for him to bear. After a bizarre reunion with his mother, Mendel decides to punish his has-been, alcoholic Father for ruining his life.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Common Basis Theatre, New York, NY     2005

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
Contained in "Selected Yiddish Plays volume One" published by Iuniverse 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dammerung or Twilight

Synopsis:
In a time beyond time. . . In a world without hope. . . Who will be a savior? A frightened old man? A courageous little girl? A mysterious stranger? What happens in the final moments between daylight and darkness . . . Dammerung.
- press release

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Lion Theatre At Theatre Row, New York, NY     2009

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
Contained in "Selected Yiddish Plays volume One" published by Iuniverse 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  3 non-speaking roles, optional

Further Reference:
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Mentshn

Synopsis:
Jobs are hard to come by, so Madame Gold's servants have limited options. To keep their jobs, they have to be willing to maintain the status quo by relinquishing their self-respect and free will. But how much abuse can they be expected to tolerate? Servants are people too, aren't they?

Notes:
Sholem Aleichem translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Theatre 3/ Mint Theatre, New York, NY     2009

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
IUniverse (2007)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comic Drama Translation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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People/Servants

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sholem Aleichem

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in "Selected Yiddish Plays volume One" published by Iuniverse 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Professor Brenner

Synopsis:
Professor Arthur Brenner has dedicated his life to the pursuit of his career. At 61 he's established himself as a painter of renown. But his existence is shaken to its core when he meets an adoring young woman some forty years his junior and experiences a feeling he's never known before- love. David Pinski's early twentieth century play examines the nature of love and the high price of indecision and fear upon a life deferred.

Notes:
Original Playwright - David Pinski

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation 75 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Under the Cross

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sholem Asch

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in "Selected Yiddish Plays volume One" published by Iuniverse 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Welcome to America

Synopsis:
Mordechai Maze was 'somebody' in the old country. Now he works in a sweat shop in Manhattan's garment district. Welcome to America.

Notes:
by H. Leivick in English translation/ Adaptation by Ellen Perecman

1st Produced:
45th Street Theatre (formerly Phil Bosakowski theatre)
354 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036     02 May 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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With the Current

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Sholom Asch. Translated/Adapted by Mark Altman, Ellen Perecman, Yermiyahu Ahron Taub And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Center Stage, NY     2008

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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