Lost in Yonkers (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Neil Simon
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Comedy; realism
- Time of Work: 1942
- Setting: Grandma Kurnitz’s living and dining rooms, Yonkers, New York
- Principal Characters: Grandma Kurnitz, , Bella, Louie, Gert, Eddie, Jay, Arty
- Genres: Realism, Domestic realism, Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Suffering, 1940’s, Mental illness, Jews or Jewish life, Grandparents or grandchildren, Mental health
- Locales: Yonkers, NY
The Play
The play takes place in the sparsely furnished living and dining rooms of Grandma Kurnitz’s apartment above Kurnitz’s Kandy Store in Yonkers, New York. A small kitchen is off to one side. Doors lead to two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a staircase going directly down to the store. Jay and Arty are waiting in the living room while their father talks to Grandma Kurnitz in her bedroom. The boys heartily dislike and fear their authoritarian grandmother. Jay remarks that there is something peculiar about each of Grandma’s children. Their father, Eddie, trembles in fear of...
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