Diaspora
Diaspora
by gary jaffe
directed by Blayze Teicher
featuring Karen Alvarado, Crystal Arnette, Andrew Rincon
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Latino and Jewish heritage collide in the body and minds of two sisters. One searches for Jewish meaning on an LGBT Birthright trip, while her more wild sister gets in a car accident with her immigrant boyfriend.
“It’s so exciting to watch these two ethnicities inhabit two sisters so differently - this is where the Jewish world is heading.”
Gary Jaffe is a playwright/director based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a proud native of Austin, TX, where he directed over seven new plays (including his own LOVE IN PINE) and acted as Artistic Director of Tutto Theatre Company. His work received several Austin-area awards, including Outstanding Director of a Comedy for Leegrid Stevens's THE DUDLEYS! and Outstanding Production of a Drama for Mickle Maher's SPIRITS TO ENFORCE. In New York, he has several plays in development, including DIASPORA (finalist, Jewish Plays Project 2015 National Contest) and SONG TO THE MOON. Selected short plays: SUNSET has been produced in several NYC short play festivals, winning "Audience Favorite" at the Fresh Fruit 2015 LGBT Festival and GUINEA PIG HAMSTER SISTER SISTER received a workshop production with Off-Broadway's Amoralists, with whom he is a Producing Associate. BA: Yale University. www.garyjaffe.net