Milk and Honey

ACT I, SCENE I EXTERIOR OF KING DAVID HOTEL. JERUSALEM

YEMENITE WOMAN Shawl, semi peasant clothes

COPPERSMITH Shirt, pants, apron

ARABS Djellabas or robes, headpieces

HASSIDIM Similar to above

FRUIT VENDOR Shirt, pants, hat

MONK Robe

SOLDIER Uniform

GIRL Youthful semi peasant type dress

MOTES PORTER Uniform

YEMENITE BOY Shirt, pants

POLICEMAN Uniform

PHIL ARKING Dapper daytime suit

RUTH Attractive ingénue attire, hat, gloves

CHORUS Assorted bystander, vendor, etc.

MRS. WEISS Flamboyant daytime dress

GUIDE Slightly tailored – more conservative than the tour 

Ladies

MRS. WEINSTEIN, MRS STRAUS, MRS. BRESLIN, MRS. SEGAL, 

MRS. KESSLER, MRS. PERLMAN All assorted tourist attire

BARBARA Typical ingénue sport dress

ACT I, SCENE 2 JERUSALEM STREET, NIGHT. 

 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

FEMALE CHORUS Assorted dressy, cocktail dresses

MALE CHORUS Assorted suits or dancer in unison

MRS. WEISS Cocktail dress

MRS. WEINSTEIN, MRS. STRAUSS, MRS. BRESLIN, MRS. SEGAL, MRS. KESSLER, MRS. PERLMAN Assorted dressy cocktail dresses

PHIL White dinner jacket, tux pants

BARBARA Dressier dress

ACT I, SCENE 3 THE MASHOV IN THE NEGEV

DAVID Work pants

GIRLS Assorted shorts, blouses, etc.

BOYS Assorted shorts, work pants, some with shirts

ADI Similar to David with comic touch

BARBARA Simple sport type dress

PHIL Slacks, sport shirt

ZIPPORAH Peasant type work dress with pregnant padding

ACT I, SCENE 4 DAVID’S HOUSE, SEVERAL DAYS LATER

DAVID Optional Change

BARBARA Optional Change

PHIL Similar to 1-3

RUTH Simple sports dress

MRS. WEISS Sport attire

MRS. SEGAL, MRS. STRAUSS, MRS. PERLMAN, MRS. WEINSTEIN, MRS. KESSLER, MRS. BRESLIN Optional daytime change

ACT I, SCENE 5 THE BARN

 All Repeat

ACT I, SCENE 6 THE KILLTOP A FEW MINUTES LATER

ACT I, SCENE 7 THE WEDDING

CANTORS Wedding robes

FOR HASSIDIM Wedding robes

BRIDES Wedding attire

BRIDEMAIDES Wedding attire

MAID OF HONOR Wedding attire

RABBI Wedding attire

SPECTATORS Assorted or traditional

RUTH Wedding attire

PHIL Repeat tux or white suit

ADI Wedding robe

ZIPPORAH Wedding attire with padding

ACT II, SCENE 1. THE MOSHOV. THE FOLLOWING MORNING

MALE CHORUS Repeat work clothes

PHIL Another shirt, slack

ADI Work clothes

BARBARA Work dress

DAVID Work clothes

ACT II, SCENE 2 CAFÉ HOTOK, TEL AVIV. THAT AFTERNOON

CHORUS Optional change or repeat

MRS. BRESLIN, MRS. WEINBERG, MRS. SEGAL, MRS. PERLMAN, MRS. STRAUSS, MRS. KEISLER Another daytime change

MRS. WEISS Daytime change

LOTTERY MAN Daytime change

WAITER Daytime change

ARAB Repeat 1-1

PHIL Suit

MR. HOROWITZ Dapper character suit, hat