Kvetcher in the Wry by
This offbeat full-length play chronicles the evolution of Dizzy Moskowitz, from hit-and-miss comedian to anti-war activist to suicidal shlemiel. As he contemplates suicide Dizzy reviews the ups and downs of his life, including his starstruck adolescence and comedy act with his brother; the reluctant suppression of his Jewish identity in search of wider acceptance; his failed marriage; and the emergence of his...
This offbeat full-length play chronicles the evolution of Dizzy Moskowitz, from hit-and-miss comedian to anti-war activist to suicidal shlemiel. As he contemplates suicide Dizzy reviews the ups and downs of his life, including his starstruck adolescence and comedy act with his brother; the reluctant suppression of his Jewish identity in search of wider acceptance; his failed marriage; and the emergence of his social conscience. The story unfolds as the self-destructive funnyman ponders the age-old question—to be or not to be?—and concludes with a playful twist. The play mocks theatrical convention with two actors playing all the supporting male and female roles, at times doubling within a scene and playing opposite themselves. “We really loved the surprises within the script and the way you played with levels of theatricality” - Jennie Webb, Theatricum Botanicum.