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Jack and Jill (Martin)

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 1m, 4any gender (adult)

Jane Martin

Winner! 1997 American Theatre Critics Association Award, Best New Play

"There's humor, there's pathos, but mostly there's yearning throughout." - The Rocky Mountain News

Jack and Jill (Martin)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m, 4any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1997 American Theatre Critics Association Award, Best New Play

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Summary
With her signature offbeat humor and fierce passion, the author of Keely and Du and other well known plays examines the many labors of love in a modern comedy of manners. While most romances focus on the search for Mr. or Ms. Right, Jack and Jill explores what happens after two people find the right fit. From an awkward courtship to marital bliss and beyond, the author playfully portrays the hard work of love that requires balancing intimacy with commitment, self discovery, and personal change.
History

Jack and Jill premiered as a part of the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, KY in March 1996 under the direction of Jon Jory.

Keywords
Performing Groups
JACK
JILL
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Several locations over the course of the lives of Jack and Jill
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs

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REVIEWS

"There's humor, there's pathos, but mostly there's yearning throughout." - The Rocky Mountain News

"Actors Theatre audiences have come to count on playwright Jane Martin... for an undeniably superior play. She's done it again with Jack and Jill. Martin has delivered another hit." - The Louisville Courier Journal

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Jane Martin

Jane Martin
Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1982, Talking With has be ...
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