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It is 1942, Eddie, a widower is forced to face his mother and persuade her to take care of his two sons for a year while he travels to his new defense job to earn money for his family. There in Yonkers we meet Aunt Bella, who seems to be absent minded, but still has a good heart. Also Uncle Louie, a small time gangster, and Aunt Gert, who was forced as a child to hold her breath while she slept which caused her to forget to stop talking when she was breathing in. Grandma Kurnitz is made of steel, born out of a resolve to survive and live through the pain of survival.
The main characters of the read were Jay, Arty, Uncle Louie, Eddie, Aunt Bella, Aunt Gert, and Grandma Kur
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If I were to direct this play, I would make it one of the best plays people had ever seen. Arty is Jay’s younger brother and has more of a sense of humor than Jay does. This play did not have alot of different settings so that would make it easier to produce. Jay, is Eddie’s son and Arties older brother. Uncle Louie, some what of a want-to-be big time gangster. While there he teaches Jay and Artie what he thinks life is all about. They sneak out at night and steal ice cream from Grandmas store. Like Jay their Uncle Louie also intimidates him. He is in him early teens and wants to help out his father all he can, being the naive kid he is, he thinks he can leave Yonkers and go out and start his own life and make money to help out his father. An absent minded Aunt, another Aunt who forgets to stop talking when she breaths in. He is in trouble with some bad company and decides to hide out for awhile at his mother’s house. Aunt Bella is a kind-hearted woman with finding true love always on her mind. Uncle Louie is a small time gangster with bigger projects on his mind.
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