Plays by George Bardin RothmanMama et PapaIn Strasbourg, 1932, Joseph from Russia meets Esfeera from Rumania. As Jews in an unfriendly country they fall in love, conceive a child named David, marry, and bring up the child. Their chances for survival decrease until the Nazis catch up with them. Their son, David, survives and years later, makes a pilgrimage to Auschwitz. 4 M, 3W, two actsWhere Were You on Your Ninth Birthday?David, now a young father, must cope with the turmoil of having escaped the Nazi Holocaust. He is torn by the guilt of celebrating the ninth birthday of his own son under privileged circumstances, remembering that on his own ninth birthday, he and his parents were living in squalor and mortal peril. 3M, 3W, one actContact: gngrothman@cox.net |