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David Mamet Full Length, Dramatic Comedy 2m, 1f 2 ints./simply suggested. Revived on Broadway in 2008, the original production starred Joe Mantegna, Ron Silver and Madonna in this hilarious satire of Hollywood, a culture as corrupt as the society it claims to reflect. Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a currently hot client. Bringing the script to his friend Bobby Gould, the newly appointed Head of Production at a major studio, both see the work as their ticket to the Big Time. The star wants to do it; as they prepare their pitch to the studio boss, Bobby wagers Charlie that he can seduce the temp/secretary, Karen. As a ruse, he gives her a novel by "some Eastern sissy" writer that needs a courtesy read before being dismissed out of hand. Karen slyly determines the novel, not the movie-star script, should be the company's next film. She sleeps with Bobby who is so smitten with Karen and her ideals that he pleads with Charlie to drop the star project and and pitch the "Eastern sissy" writer's book. "Hilarious and chilling ."- The New York Times "Mamet's clearest, wittiest play." - The New York Daily News "I laughed and laughed. The play is crammed with wonderful, dazzling, brilliant lines." - The New York Post FEE: $100 per performance. Slightly Restricted Read more about Mamet: David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre
Other David Mamet titles available from Samuel French include:
American BuffaloBobby Gould in Hell The Cherry Orchard Dark Pony The Disappearance of the Jews Dramatic Sketches and Monologues Duck Variations EdmondThe Frog Prince Glengarry Glen Ross Goldberg Street Keep Your Pantheon Lakeboat A Life in the TheatreThe Luftmensch Mr. Happiness November The Old Neighborhood The Poet and the Rent RaceReunion Reunion: Three Plays by David Mamet The Sanctity of Marriage Sexual Perversity in Chicago SchoolThe Shawl Squirrels Uncle Vanya (Adaptation)The Water Engine The Woods
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