This remarkable play tells of Abraham Abramowitz’s two families, one from Queens NY, one living in a refugee camp in Nablus. The coming together of Abraham’s daughter, Maxine and her daughter Racie with his Palestinian daughter, Huda and daughter Amel, unfolds in the universe of the first Intifada. Their struggles are full of need, desire, contradiction. Abraham’s identification with the biblical Patriarch and promise to be father of Nations, leads to the play’s heart-wrenching climax. Challenging and deeply human, ABRAHAM's DAUGHTERS does what good theater must - - touch, illuminate, change...
This remarkable play tells of Abraham Abramowitz’s two families, one from Queens NY, one living in a refugee camp in Nablus. The coming together of Abraham’s daughter, Maxine and her daughter Racie with his Palestinian daughter, Huda and daughter Amel, unfolds in the universe of the first Intifada. Their struggles are full of need, desire, contradiction. Abraham’s identification with the biblical Patriarch and promise to be father of Nations, leads to the play’s heart-wrenching climax. Challenging and deeply human, ABRAHAM's DAUGHTERS does what good theater must - - touch, illuminate, change its audience. Highly recommended.