LYNN ROGOFF
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Lynn Rogoff
Love Ben, Love Emma |
| 1st Produced: | White Barn Theatre, Conn | 1984 | ||||
| Company: | Lucille Lortel | |||||
| 1st Published: | Amerikids, USA, 1984 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Drama/Love Story | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | Hobos, Chorus | |||||
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| Synopsis: | For ten years, Dr. Ben Reitman, physician and King of the Hobos, and social rebel, Emma Goldman, share their erotic passion for each other and for their political defiance. In the early 20th century, Dr. Ben Reitman falls madly in love with Emma Goldman and gives up his practice to take up Emma's causes. As they travel across America they are celebrated, hounded, ridiculed and persecuted for their beliefs in free speech, birth control and free love. On the road, in and out of jail they share an intense passion, and an idealized concept of what the world could be without restrictive laws without wars. When America enters World War I Emma and Ben face the challenge that changes their lives forever. | |||||
