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SYNOPSIS Zalmy lives a double life: by day, he drives a Chabad “Mitzvah Tank” through 1990s NYC, performing good deeds with his best friend Shmuel. By night, he sneaks out of his orthodox community to roller-skate and listen to rock and roll. But when a curious outsider offers him unfettered access to the secular world, is it worth jeopardizing everything he's ever known? This road-trip bromance is a funny and heartwarming ode to the turbulence of youth, the universal suspicion that we don't quite fit in, and the faith and friends that see us through. TIME & PLACE Manhattan and Brooklyn, 1991. CHARACTERS ZALMY: m, 19. Chasidic Jew. Intelligent, curious, hungry for life. SHMUEL: m, 19. Chasidic Jew. Loyal, earnest, hungry for love. JONATHAN: m, late 20s. Prospective convert. Charismatic, impulsive, hungry for purpose. LEAH: f, late 20s. Secular Jew living in Manhattan. All of the above. |
REVIEWS
"Joelle’s writing is so light and graceful, and the pals are so endearing,
that you quickly settle into the swing of their self-contained world" - Washington Post
"...Able to dive into issues such as faith, identity, friendship, and purpose with a clarity and introspection
rarely seen onstage." - BroadwayWorld
"A tidy, consistently smart story...Joelle's comedy is easygoing and confident, and her people have soul." - Washington Post
"A satisfyingly resonant examination of faith and friendship — or, more precisely, faith in friendship." - Boston Globe
that you quickly settle into the swing of their self-contained world" - Washington Post
"...Able to dive into issues such as faith, identity, friendship, and purpose with a clarity and introspection
rarely seen onstage." - BroadwayWorld
"A tidy, consistently smart story...Joelle's comedy is easygoing and confident, and her people have soul." - Washington Post
"A satisfyingly resonant examination of faith and friendship — or, more precisely, faith in friendship." - Boston Globe
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