Zay Gezunt, Havana!

by Marilyn Schotland

On the cusp of immigrating to America in 1965, Dora asks her best friend Zelda to help smuggle her husband's medical school diploma out of Cuba.

On the cusp of immigrating to America in 1965, Dora asks her best friend Zelda to help smuggle her husband's medical school diploma out of Cuba.

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Zay Gezunt, Havana!

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  • Jewish Plays Project: Zay Gezunt, Havana!

    Jewish Plays Project congratulates and recommends ZAY GEZUNT, HAVANA! as one of six Finalists for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF:On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. ZAY GEZUNT, HAVANA! resonated strongly with our selection committee & audiences at the Festival of New Jewish Theatre, who appreciated its complex storytelling and how this short play theatrically expressed the theme of healing & repair.

    Jewish Plays Project congratulates and recommends ZAY GEZUNT, HAVANA! as one of six Finalists for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF:On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. ZAY GEZUNT, HAVANA! resonated strongly with our selection committee & audiences at the Festival of New Jewish Theatre, who appreciated its complex storytelling and how this short play theatrically expressed the theme of healing & repair.

Character Information

  • Dora Weiss
    Married to a doctor. Zelda's best friend.
    Character Age
    25
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Jewish and Cuban
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Zelda Bauer
    Unmarried. Dora's best friend. In love with her.
    Character Age
    24
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Jewish and Cuban
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Ebell of Los Angeles, Year 2023

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