Coney Island Christmas
By: by Donald Margulies ; based on the story "The loudest voice" by Grace Paley
Contributors: Paley, Grace
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780822231516
Subjects: Christmas pageants; Drama; Holidays; Jews
Description: "Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies weaves together nostalgia, music, and merriment in this new season classic. A holiday show for people of all ages and all faiths, Coney Island Christmas introduces us to Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl who (much to her immigrant parents' consternation) is cast as Jesus in the school's Christmas pageant. As Shirley, now much older, recounts the memorable story to her great-granddaughter, the play captures a timeless and universal tale of what it means to be an American during the holidays."--Page 4 of cover
Notes: Cast: 8 men, 10 women (doubling, flexible casting).

"Originally commissioned and produced by the Geffen Playhouse ... in Los Angeles, California, where it had its world premiere on November 28, 2012"--page 4.