Synopsis
Napoli, Brooklyn
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
2 Male 6 Female
In 1960 Brooklyn, the Muscolinos have raised three proud and passionate daughters
But as the girls come of age in a rapidly changing world, their paths diverge from their parents' deeply traditional values
In drastic and devastating ways
Despite their fierce love, each young woman harbors a secret longing that - if revealed - could tear the family apart
When an earth-shattering event rocks their Park Slope neighborhood, life comes to a screeching halt and the Muscolino sisters are forced to confront their conflicting visions for the future
A gripping, provocative portrait of love in all its danger and beauty offering particularly strong roles for women
CAST
M2,F6
REVIEWS
"Kennedy has a lot to say about the immigrant experience, the tension between old and new, and the violence that derives from an insecure patriarchy" ~ TheaterMania.com
"A working class drama in the tradition of Clifford Odets, Arthur Miller, Arnold Wesker and John Osborne, Napoli, Brooklyn ... is always engrossing" ~ TheaterScene.net
"a classic probing of the meaning of family, the conflicting dimensions of love and the shadowy influence of fate upon destiny[Kennedy's] writingshimmers with an unforced poetic beauty.Napoli, Brooklyn has] an affecting vibrancy" ~ TheaterScene.com