Return

Faye is back from the dead, so now everything's fine, right? (Nope.) Superstition, science, and spirituality intertwine as a family wrestles with what "return" matters most.

Faye is back from the dead, so now everything's fine, right? (Nope.) Superstition, science, and spirituality intertwine as a family wrestles with what "return" matters most.

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  • Izzy Salant: Return

    Having read this for the Jewish plays project, and subsequently having the privilege to act in a workshop reading, I've had the pleasure of reading this play multiple times, and I plan to read it more. The concept is brilliant, its execution is riveting, and is overall unapologetically Jewish. Kander takes science fiction and grounds us in reality, leaving us with burning questions and a desire to keep telling this story.

    Having read this for the Jewish plays project, and subsequently having the privilege to act in a workshop reading, I've had the pleasure of reading this play multiple times, and I plan to read it more. The concept is brilliant, its execution is riveting, and is overall unapologetically Jewish. Kander takes science fiction and grounds us in reality, leaving us with burning questions and a desire to keep telling this story.

  • Ian Thal: Return

    Kander's science-fiction conceit allows her explore the farce of mistaken identities, the inheritance of trauma, and the potential for tragedy when one acts without thinking of the consequences.

    All along her characters explore the ethical teachings of Judaism, the scientific profession, and the lessons offered by folklore.

    Kander's science-fiction conceit allows her explore the farce of mistaken identities, the inheritance of trauma, and the potential for tragedy when one acts without thinking of the consequences.

    All along her characters explore the ethical teachings of Judaism, the scientific profession, and the lessons offered by folklore.

  • Brendan Bourque-Sheil: Return

    Fast-moving, expertly crafted, and thought-provoking, this play draws elegant connections between cutting edge science and old world folklore. It left me meditating on the past and future.

    Fast-moving, expertly crafted, and thought-provoking, this play draws elegant connections between cutting edge science and old world folklore. It left me meditating on the past and future.

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MIRIAM STEIN 40s, F. Jewish. Perfectionist. A researcher who has lost faith in everything but science. Wants to do the right thing; can’t.
REUBEN STEIN-LEVINE Late 30s, M. Jewish. Miri’s little brother. ADHD. About to become a father and wants to be taken seriously for once.
NINA STEIN-LEVINE 30s, F. Chinese and Jewish. Reuben’s wife. Adopted. About to become a mother and has Complicated Feelings about it all.
FAYE STEIN 60s, F. Jewish. Miri and Reuben’s mother. A caregiver and homemaker who died five years ago. But it’s not really her.
HOWARD DAVIS 40s/50s, M. Black. Miri’s supervisor and secret boyfriend. A man of science and Christian faith. Divorced with two kids.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Pandemic Creatives workshop, Year 2021

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