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Spain (Silverman)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 4m

Jen Silverman

Set in the West Village in 1936, Jen Silverman’s seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the Disinformation Age explores how art can change the world – for better and worse.

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Spain (Silverman)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Step into a sophisticated, slippery world where the line between truth and fiction is all in the packaging. It’s 1936, and a pair of passionate filmmakers have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film with the potential to change American hearts and minds. It just happens to be bankrolled by the KGB. This seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the dangerous ongoing Disinformation Age explores how art can change the world – for better and worse.
History
Spain premiered off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre on November 8, 2023. Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, the production featured Marin Ireland, Andrew Burnap, Zachary James, Erik Lochtefeld and Danny Wolohan.
Keywords
Performing Groups
JORIS IVENS – Man, 30s, wants to be liked, easygoing, an infiltrator
HELEN – Woman, 30s, sharp, pragmatic, an infiltrator
JOHN DOS PASSOS (DOS) – Man, early 40s, a deeply decent man who can be naive
ERNEST HEMINGWAY (ERNEST) – Man, late 30s, charming, secretly self-hating, overcompensates
KARL – Man, can be 40s-60s, should speak Russian
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting 1936, The West Village. Sort of.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language
    • Smoking

Media

“A plea for virtue in art; a cry against the hollowness of ‘content’ and the mendacity of state-backed media.” – Theatrely

“Clever... ultimately, Silverman is less concerned with Russian influence in the Spanish Civil War than with the permanent problem of art in the world... Silverman’s dialogue has the clipped rhythm of screwball comedy.” – The New York Times

“A play about artists who are dupes and why the art they make doesn’t really change anything.” – The Wrap

“Spain touches issues of propaganda and artistic integrity in an age of mass media.” – Theatermania

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Jen Silverman

Jen Silverman
Jen Silverman is a New York-based playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Jen’s plays include Spain; Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; The Moors; The Roommate; Witch and Highway Patrol. They have been produced off-Broadway, regionally across the US, and internationally in ...
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