The Orange Grove by Tom Jacobson (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Orange Grove by Tom Jacobson "It takes a special leap of imagination--a leap of faith, even--to look at a mild-mannered Lutheran pastor and see in him Madame Ranevskaya, the disastrously sentimental widow of Anton Chekhovs THE CHERRY ORCHARD. Or, by extension, to compare the current senescence of mainline Protestantism to the destabilizing decline of Russias landed gentry a hundred and twenty years ago. But then Tom Jacobson (OUROBOROS) is no ordinary playwright. His ambitious new THE ORANGE GROVE is inspired by the valedictory tones of Chekhovs final masterpiece and by Jacobsons experiences as a member of Westwoods Lutheran Church of the Master, where his play is being staged. The result is a vivid, despairing portrait of a community in decline... Like Chekhovs landowners, the church leaders of ORANGE GROVE--a warm but diffident pastor, a touchy choir director, a dithering caretaker, a selfless volunteer, a staunch old-timer--are in denial about the congregations mounting fiscal crisis and dont want to hear practical proposals from new member Larry. After all, the church is a sanctuary not only for them but for a well-meaning if volatile homeless man and a part-time secretary, a Jew who nonetheless relishes the churchs ad hoc family. This family is fictive, but its dysfunctions are real. As an unexpectedly circumspect choir diva observes, "Almost everyone here is single, and thats not a coincidence." Chekhov devotees will find much to savor in Jacobsons deft character composites and references. The most Chekhovian thing about THE ORANGE GROVE, though, is the sense of real-time rapport.... We may leave despairing the future of church-bound faith but not the enduring power of theatrical communion." Rob Kendt, Los Angeles Times FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Long Description "It takes a special leap of imagination--a leap of faith, even--to look at a mild-mannered Lutheran pastor and see in him Madame Ranevskaya, the disastrously sentimental widow of Anton Chekhovs THE CHERRY ORCHARD. Or, by extension, to compare the current senescence of mainline Protestantism to the destabilizing decline of Russias landed gentry a hundred and twenty years ago. But then Tom Jacobson (OUROBOROS) is no ordinary playwright. His ambitious new THE ORANGE GROVE is inspired by the valedictory tones of Chekhovs final masterpiece and by Jacobsons experiences as a member of Westwoods Lutheran Church of the Master, where his play is being staged. The result is a vivid, despairing portrait of a community in decline... Like Chekhovs landowners, the church leaders of ORANGE GROVE--a warm but diffident pastor, a touchy choir director, a dithering caretaker, a selfless volunteer, a staunch old-timer--are in denial about the congregations mounting fiscal crisis and dont want to hear practical proposals from new member Larry. After all, the church is a sanctuary not only for them but for a well-meaning if volatile homeless man and a part-time secretary, a Jew who nonetheless relishes the churchs ad hoc family. This family is fictive, but its dysfunctions are real. As an unexpectedly circumspect choir diva observes, "Almost everyone here is single, and thats not a coincidence." Chekhov devotees will find much to savor in Jacobsons deft character composites and references. The most Chekhovian thing about THE ORANGE GROVE, though, is the sense of real-time rapport.... We may leave despairing the future of church-bound faith but not the enduring power of theatrical communion." Rob Kendt, Los Angeles Times Details ISBN0881457485 Author Tom Jacobson ISBN-10 0881457485 ISBN-13 9780881457483 Format Paperback Year 2017 Imprint Broadway Play Publishing Inc Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Publisher Broadway Play Publishing Inc Publication Date 2017-12-29 Pages 104 Language English UK Release Date 2017-12-29 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117690816;

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