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AWAKE AND SING! ' The New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

This Clifford Odets play debuted in NYC at the Belasco Theatre in 1935.  To me, it's a little "slice of life" kind of action, where you're dropped into the world of this lower-middle-class Depression-era Jewish family, and you get to be a fly on the wall of their lives over the course of a year or so.Welcome to the Bronx and the Berger family.  In the 1930's, America didn't seem to live up to its reputation…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:48PM on April 23, 2011

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