Comedy for 6 characters (4 men, 2 women).

A bittersweet comedy which premiered on Broadway at Lincoln Center starring Beatrice Arthur as long-suffered Enid matriarch of the Pollack clan. Errant husband Max, 13-year-old Steve and Paul, amateur magician and narrator of the story. Set in 1945 Brooklyn (Canarsie section), The floating light bulb is an evocative drama of a family in crisis leavened by wit, charm and hope.