Synopsis

SMOLDER TAR is a dark comedy, satire and allegory about the Tar family as they live in a working-class bungalow and strive to succeed, while making sense of their lives.

 

They are a hard scrabble Jewish family--father and two sons that struggle to achieve the financial, social and religious standing attained by others within their community.

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SMOLDER, the father, KELP, eldest son and EDGAR, the younger, each struggle with their own disabilities—barriers to realize a sense of purpose -- an identity. 

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As Smolder’s health fails, so his roofing business falls off. In turn, Edgar and Kelp confront their own fears.

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Jasmine, a young, traditional and observant woman of Zoroastrian faith enters their lives: A story of transformation unfolds.

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SMOLDER TAR dives deep into the Tar family’s struggles in 1960s America, portraying battles of identity, faith, and generational conflict--challenges all families face.

 

The play, in fact, explores challenges all families confront every generation--

 

• tensions between disparate religious and cultural traditions,

• embracing one's own beliefs and traditions, while accepting the beliefs and traditions of others.  

• Confronting and accepting in life what cannot change--one's fate.

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- Four characters, three male, one female

  - A full-length, Three-Act play, 120 minutes

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