Tried (But Not Tested): Mother Knows Best

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A rehearsed reading of a play by Alexandra Hart produced by Counterminers.

Mother Knows Best takes place in three Jewish homes: one in 1900s Russia, one in 1960s South Africa, and one in 2020s Israel. It explores how oppression is cyclical, how domesticity hides the horrors of the world outside your front door. In each timeline, a daughter argues with her mother, fighting against their respective societies. In 1900s Russia, Jewish families face the pogroms; in 1960s South Africa, Jewish beliefs clash with apartheid; in 2020s Israel, war overturns the normality of life. Invisible to each other, these three stories push each other forward, echoing struggles down the generations.

This play contains violence, profanity, antisemitism, portrayal of pogroms, and discussions of Israel-Palestine conflict.