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The Downside

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 6m

"Funny and ruthlessly cynical." - Philadelphia Inquirer

"Sheer delight." - Westport News

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 6m

Details

Summary
American business is the target of this hilarious and cutting satire originally produced at Long Wharf Theatre. A pharmaceutical firm has acquired rights to market a European anti stress drug and marketing has got to come up with a snazzy ad campaign. Nowhere is this drug more needed than right here at Mark & Maxwell to counter corporate ineptitude. The strategy meetings get more pointless and frenetic as the deadline approaches. These meetings are chaired by Dave who is never actually there; he is a voice directing the campaign from his mobile phone while jetting between meetings, unstoppable even when his plane is hijacked.

Media

"Funny and ruthlessly cynical." - Philadelphia Inquirer "Sheer delight." - Westport News

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Richard Dresser

Richard Dresser's plays include Below the Belt and Gun-Shy, both of which moved from Actors Theatre of Louisville Off-Broadway and on to regional productions. Other Actors Theatre of Louisville plays include What Are You Afraid Of?, set in the front seat of a car, Alone at th ...
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