sees the epic struggle from a unique perspective , because she is not a member of the family , she doesn ’ t know Daphna and Jonah at all , and she is not Jewish . One reviewer described Melody as “ daffy ,” and others have used similar terms , but Landers doesn ’ t see the character that way . “ For most of the play ,” Landers said , “ Melody feels that she should not be involved in this conversation . She feels very uncomfortable . I don ’ t think she comes from a family that talks to each other quite like these people do . I think it ’ s easy to read her on a page and think that she is not as smart as the other characters , that she ’ s thick . But the words that come to me are ‘ simple ’ and ‘ uncomplicated .’ That doesn ’ t mean she ’ s not smart . She ’ s educated . But she doesn ’ t have ulterior motives or an intertwining agenda .’’ Bad Jews premiered Off-Broad-