Ally, The
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 4M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573711657
When a college professor is asked to sign a social justice manifesto, he becomes embroiled in an increasingly conflicted web of relationships that challenge his commitments as a liberal, a husband, an academic, an American, an atheist and a Jew.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Cautions: Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
- Accolades:
- Finalist! Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2025)
Nominee! Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play (2024)
Nominee! Dorian Theatre Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Production (2024)
"Important… Itamar Moses’ play offers eloquent arguments on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
The New York Times
"Intense… Moses is willing to wade into some treacherous waters here, and often does so with a sharp sense of humor that nonetheless refuses to dismiss anyone outright."
The Guardian
"It’s tough to dramatize an ongoing debate – perhaps the debate – without having to choose between great action and nuanced understanding. The Ally, Itamar Moses’ new play about a college professor caught in the crosshairs of a campus Israel-Palestine debate, finds a strong middle ground… the play unfolds as an ongoing conversation, pitting Asaf closer against his warring beliefs and identities with minimal distinction between scenes.…heroic in its thematic resoluteness. It doesn’t reach conclusions, but suggests that the boldest enemy an ally-to-all has lives within."
Theatrely
"The Ally is a campus drama (flecked with comedy) about the gap between easy performative virtue and unsolvable moral dilemmas, such as structural racism in America or peace between Israel and the Palestinian people. Moses shows us how he can articulate – passionately and eloquently – each side of the argument."
The Observer
"…a play of immense confidence, eloquence and humility. …The Ally is, in many ways, the slow peeling back of Asaf’s dependence, as both a writer and an academic, on language. …Moses digs toward the center of a person who, in his deepest, rawest place…also wants someone to stand up for him."
New York Magazine
"Instant classic… The debates are as dense as they are fascinating – and better yet, Moses laces them with scathing humor."
The Wrap
The Ally premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater on February 15, 2024. Directed by Lila Neugebauer, the production featured Cherise Boothe, Elijah Jones, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Joy Osmanski, Josh Radnor, Ben Rosenfield and Madeline Weinstein.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Asian Actor(s)
GWEN KIM – late 30s, Korean-American, University Administrator for Community Relations and External Affairs, Asaf’s wife
BARON PRINCE – 21, African-American, a college senior
NAKIA CLARK – 40s, African-American, a community organizer (doubles with THE RABBI)
RACHEL KLEIN – 20, Jewish, a college junior
FARID EL MASRY – 20, Palestinian-American, a college junior
REUVEN FISHER – 29, a PhD student in Jewish History and Judaic Studies
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When Asaf is asked to sign a social justice manifesto, he expects to be able to do so without hesitation. Instead, he becomes embroiled in an increasingly conflicted web of relationships that challenge his commitments as a liberal, a husband, an academic, an American, an atheist and a Jew. With tensions at an all-time high, Asaf is forced to confront the age-old question: “If I am only for myself, what am I?” |
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