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Arje Shaw

ARJE SHAW

  
Nationality:    USA
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Arje Shaw is a playwright and author, produced on and off Broadway. He's best known for The Gathering, 2001, which played at the Cort Theatre with Hal Linden and Playhouse 91, 1999, with Theodore Bikel and Jesse Eisenberg. Magic Hands Freddy, was produced at the SoHo Playhouse in 2004, with Ralph Maccio and Michael Rispoli. Magic Hands Freddy is published by Samuel French. Moolah is being produced in New York in 2014, starring Mario Cantone. Mr. Shaw's debut novel, The Fix, was published by New Library Tales in 2011. He is presently writing a new play called, Marriage Play. Mr. Shaw lives and works in New York City.

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

         Gathering, The         Magic Hands Freddy

Gathering, The

Gathering, The
Arje Shaw blends history and family politics in his Broadway dramedy, set in 1985. The Gathering explores the conflicts between grandfather, father, and son which arise over the dinner table when they discuss President Ronald Reagan's planned visit to Bitberg, site of burial grounds for Nazi soldiers. The stakes are high in the discussion because the grandfather (Hal Linden) is a Holocaust survivor and his son is a speechwriter for Reagan. Caught between them is the young lad, who is preparing for his bar mitvah. With a multi-generational cast, The Gathering asks poignant questions about understanding and forgivness in the face of tragedy.

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1st Produced:
Playhouse 91, NY    29 May 1999

Organisations:
Diaspora Productions & Jewish Repertory Theatre

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Genre:
Docudrama/Historic 120 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  1b

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Magic Hands Freddy

Synopsis:
This provocative new play is about two brothers whose lives are worlds apart, but whose loyalty and love for each other creates a compelling, Dramatic story. Freddy, a masseur, lives a simple hard working life, yet he develops a keen in-depth philosophy about the world around him.

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Genre:
dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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