Rebellious Izzy

a one-act play about Irving Berlin on the Lower East Side in 1902
Long before becoming Irving Berlin the world-famous songwriter, young Israel Baline earns a meager living singing on the streets of New York's Lower East Side. He dreams of a better life. But when he gets a chance to step up in the world, he must make a choice. Accept luxury with strings attached. Or keep his freedom.

CHARACTERS
IZZY BALINE, 13, street singer
BECCA BALINE, 18, factory worker, Izzy’s sister
HARRY VON TILZER, 29, songwriter and music producer
AVA ASTOR, 33, socialite
 
Izzy may be played by an adult actor for comic effect.
 
SETTING
A street corner on the Lower East Side, New York
  
TIME
Spring, 1902
(Zoom reading)
July 8, 2020

Cast: Charlie Stowe (Izzy), Susanne McDonald (Becca), Dennis Creighton (Harry), Maria Wolf (Ava) 
Picture
Charlie Stowe (Izzy), Susanne McDonald (Becca), Dennis Creighton (Harry) and Maria Wolf (Ava)
Izzy Sticks With It
​(reading)
​Playwrights Playreadings
Geneva Theatre Guild
Geneva and Penn Yan, New York 
April 26-28, 2019
​(Geneva Public Library, April 26; Anthony Road Wine Company, Penn Yan, April 27; Torrey Park Grill, Geneva, April 28)

Cast: Camren Derby-Lynch (Izzy), Moriah Pilet (Becca), Frank Milligan (Harry), Larry Ann Evans (Ava), Chris Sauter-Milligan (Narrator)

​Directed by Steve Duprey
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Moriah Pilet (Becca), Camren Derby-Lynch (Izzy), Larry Ann Evans (Ava) and Frank Milligan (Harry)