The Drunken City
by Adam Bock
Full Length Play, Comedy / 3m, 3f
The Drunken City is a wildly theatrical take on the mystique of marriage and the ever-shifting nature of love and identity in a city that never sleeps.
The Drunken City
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Cast Size
3m, 3fDuration
90 minutesAccolades
From Off-BroadwayTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
Additional Info
Off on the bar crawl to end all crawls, three twenty-something brides-to-be find their lives going topsy-turvy when one of them begins to question her future after a chance encounter with a recently jilted handsome stranger. The Drunken City is a wildly theatrical take on the mystique of marriage and the ever-shifting nature of love and identity in a city that never sleeps.
Reviews
REVIEWS:
"A LOT OF FUN! Adam Bock’s scalpel-sharp insight has made him a potent force on today’s theater scene. TART, SMART, AND INTOXICATING." New York Sun, Read More
"A playful and hopeful comedy. Like the best episodes of Sex and the City, a little heartache goes well with hilarity." New York Daily News, Read More
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Considerations
Performing Groups
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Reader's Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
- Large Stage
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Cautions
- Alcohol
- Mild Adult Themes
License details
- Minimum Fee: $75 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Additional Features: No intermission
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
3m, 3fAll characters are in their mid to late twenties.
The Guys
EDDIE
FRANK
The Bachelorette Party
MARNIE
LINDA
MELISSA
Another Guy
BOB
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Non-Traditional casting
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The Drunken City premiered in new York City at Playwrights Horizons in March of 2008 under the direction of Trip Cullman.
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