The Assembled Parties, Richard Greenberg
The Assembled Parties, Richard Greenberg
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The Assembled Parties

Author: Richard Greenberg

Narrator: Matthew Arkin, Wilson Bethel, Dana Delany, Seamus Dever, Justin Huen, Zoe Perry, Susan Sullivan, Peter Van Norden

Unabridged: 1 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2017


Synopsis

It’s Christmas 1980, and inside a sprawling Upper West Side apartment, Faye Bascov is about to throw an opulent Christmas dinner—a tradition for this secular, well-educated Jewish family. But any family gathering is an invitation for old resentments to boil over, as Faye’s sister-in-law Julie and the extended family have plenty to hash out. Flash-forward to 2000, and the apartment, now much shabbier, reflects how the family’s fortunes have changed, and the Bascovs now have to reckon with the legacy of their family discord.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Matthew Arkin as Ben
Wilson Bethel as Scotty/Tim
Dana Delany as Julie
Seamus Dever as Jeff
Justin Huen as the Voice of Hector
Zoe Perry as Shelley/Timmy
Susan Sullivan as Faye
Peter Van Norden as Mort

Directed by JoBeth Williams. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in November of 2016.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marianne on May 02, 2021

3.5 stars. Not my usual sort of play? But the rhythm of it is damn compelling. Hard to put down......more

Goodreads review by Doug on August 24, 2015

Greenberg has always written eccentric, exciting plays and this is no exception. My only qualm is that just reading it gets a bit confusing; something I think wouldn't happen SEEING it performed.......more

Goodreads review by Curran on April 18, 2023

I first read this book my senior year in college when it was on Broadway with Judith Light and Jessica Hecht. Then I met Richard Greenberg after a preview of The Perplexed in February 2020. Right before New York shut down. It was a moment when I got to tell him, “I have your play.” Eight years later......more

Goodreads review by Cori on August 10, 2019

(Play discussion group script #28)......more