God's Ear

A family faces an unbearable tragedy in this "provocative, adventuresome, beautifully written play" (Edward Albee).

God's Ear marks the debut of Jenny Schwartz, "an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhythm" (The Village Voice). Through the skillfully disarming use of clichéd language and homilies, the play explores with subtle grace and depth the way the death of a child tears one family apart, while showcasing the talents of a promising young playwright who "in [a] very modern way [is] making a rather old-fashioned case for the power of the written word" (The New York Times).

"Masterfully use[s] language without ever trusting it to tell the truth . . . Just like Joan Didion in The Year of Magical Thinking, Schwartz knows that unbearable news can make us turn our daily lives into distracting flights of fancy." —Variety

"Tremendous . . . What is revolutionary is Schwartz's ability make linguistic gamesmanship into something profoundly moving." —Time Out New York