The Thugs
by Adam Bock
Full Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2m, 6f
"Bock starts you off giggling, but leaves you with a chill." - Time Out New York
"A delightfully paranoid little nightmare that is both more chillingly realistic and pointedly absurd than anything John Grisham ever dreamed up." - New York Times
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Cast Size
2m, 6fDuration
60 minutes (1 hour)Accolades
ObieTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
The Obie Award winning dark comedy about work, thunder and the mysterious things that are happening on the 9th floor of a big law firm. When a group of temps try to discover the secrets that lurk in the hidden crevices of their workplace, they realize they would rather believe in gossip and rumors than face dangerous realities.
Published with The Receptionist in a collection entitled The Office Plays.
Reviews
"Bock starts you off giggling, but leaves you with a chill." - Time Out New York
"A delightfully paranoid little nightmare that is both more chillingly realistic and pointedly absurd than anything John Grisham ever dreamed up." - New York Times
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
- No Special Cautions
License details
- Minimum Fee: $90 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day
- Duration: 60 minutes (1 hour)
- Setting: An office.
- 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
2m, 6fCast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Non-Traditional casting
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Authors
Adam Bock
Adam Bock’s plays include Phaedra (Shotgun Players), A Small Fire (Playwrights Horizons, Drama Desk nomination), book for We Have Always Lived in the Castle, with music by Todd Almond (Yale Rep), The Flowe ...
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