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Awake and Sing! is a drama play written by American playwright Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced by The Group Theatre in 1935. Summary and characters. The play is set in The Bronx borough of New York City, New York, in 1933.
- Clifford Odets
- February 19, 1935
- 1935
- The Bronx, 1933
Sep 3, 2020 · A conventionally structured three-act drama, Awake and Sing! takes its title from a line in Isaiah 26:19: “Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust.” Set in the Berger’s Bronx tenement apartment, the play explores the family’s relation-ships, ambitions, and frustrations with intensity but also with humor.
Apr 18, 2006 · Awake and Sing! NYT Critic’s Pick. By CHARLES ISHERWOOD. April 18, 2006. Life begins tomorrow for the anxious souls inhabiting an overstuffed Bronx apartment in Clifford Odets's "Awake...
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Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. This 1935 play tells the story of a family influenced by communist and capitalistic ideals living in a tiny Bronx apartment. Bessie Berger, the lady of the...
Awake and Sing! centers on the Bergers, a Jewish family living in the Bronx. The de facto head of the clan is Bessie, a tough-minded, difficult woman who knows her husband Myron is a weakling and that she has to make all the big decisions that keep her household afloat.
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- Clifford Odets
Generally considered Clifford Odets' finest play, Awake and Sing! was originally performed by the notable Group Theater on Broadway in 1935. By turns starkly dramatic and vividly comic, it is...
Sep 5, 2023 · Awake and Sing! is a play by Clifford Odets, an American writer and director. Odets wrote the play to show how the Great Depression and capitalism affected the lives of ordinary families. One...
