Comical/Lyrical Solo Monologue
A Jewish woman discourses on the sexiness of waiting for the Messiah, a fundamental Jewish precept, and applies it comically and painfully to events remembered, simple moments of daily life: her grandmother in the old-lady home, her husband proposing marriage at a funeral home, her baby daughter melting into sleep in her arms, a dress she’s been given by a woman who denies ever seeing “that shmata.” She posits that the Messiah could be anybody, and that we’re all called upon at different times to act as Messianic stand-ins, so it’s advisable to wear clean underwear at all times and treat everyone with grace and respect. A comical, wistful investigation of Jewish identity.