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Martin Zuckerman

MARTIN ZUCKERMAN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Martin Zuckerman'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 Martin Zuckerman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Aspern Papers, The         Assistant, The         Manhattan Transfer         Summer         To Walk in Darkness
Aspern Papers, The

Synopsis:
story of the depths of deceit that an American scholar will go to secure the private letters of a famous poet. Set in Venice in the 1880s, the scholar enlists the help of a dowdy, middle-aged spinster in obtaining the love letters written to her shriveled-up aunt long ago. the scholar wants the papers; the niece wants him; the aunt wants his money. This odd triangle builds to a surprising and riveting denouement.
- press release

Notes:
from Henry James's novElla the Aspern Papers

1st Produced:
Turtle Shell Theatre, NY     2008

Organisations:
Turtle Shell Productions

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Assistant, The

Synopsis:
Turtle Shell Productions presents the world premiere of Bernard Malamud's the Assistant, adapted for the stage by Martin Zuckerman. This new play tells a story of the colorful richness and depth of man's moral struggle through the trials of Morris Bober, a deli owner in 1940s Brooklyn, as he humbly and steadfastly lives a loving, virtuous life amidst profound personal and economic challenges. Zuckerman's focus in this adaptation is on "the relationship between Morris, a failed grocer, and Frank, an outsider who had done Morris harm. Frank sees the gentle humanity in Morris, who becomes the Father he never had."
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Turtle Shell Theater     2009

Organisations:
Turtle Shell Productions

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Manhattan Transfer

Synopsis:
A foreign war, burgeoning immigration, market ups and downs, exhaustion from the last decade and fear mixed with hope as technology changes rapidly. It's just another typical day in today's society. But turn back the clocks 100 years and theatergoers will soon discover that life in the early 20th century was very similar, when they see Manhattan Transfer. Adapted from John Dos Passos's classic novel of the same name, Manhattan Transfer, by playwright Martin M. Zuckerman, is a portrait of a much younger New York City and told through the interconnected stories of exemplary Manhattanites.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Turtle Shell theater
300 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036     17 Jul 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Summer

Synopsis:
there is often a great gulf between the dreams of a young girl and the realities of the world in which she lives. For Charity Royall, a young librarian with little education, few friends and a longing for another life, big dreams and true love are seemingly beyond her reach. Adapted by Martin M. Zuckerman from the novElla Summer by Edith Wharton, the play, set in 1910, tells the story of a young woman's yearnings and sexual awakening. During the summer months in her sleepy New England village she is forced to face the harsh realities of life.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
from the novElla by Edith Wharton
- nytheatre.com

1st Produced:
Turtle Shell theater
300 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036     06 May 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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To Walk in Darkness

Synopsis:
This is a program of two one-act plays adapted from stories by Henry James. the following description is from the press release: "Dark and destructive acts seal the fates of the protagonists of each play. In the Marriages, mourning the loss of their mother, Adela and Godfrey have opposing reactions to the prospect of their Father remarrying. Adela opposes the intrusion of an obnoxious outsider. Godfrey, on the other hand, hopes his father's fiance will help him break the news of his own secret marriage. Adela goes to extraordinary lengths to disrupt her father's plans and risks her family's love.Beltraffio is set at the home of the world-renowned British author, Mark Ambient. A young American writer, drawn into the conflict between Mark and his wife, Beatrice, over the upbringing of their precocious seven-year-old son. Mark is a leading proponent of the aesthetic movement; Beatrice, a celebrated actress, has reverted to her former religious fanaticism. Realizing that Mark's philosophy will eventually win the child over, Beatrice takes drastic measures to prevent this."
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Turtle Shell Theater, NY     2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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