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The Dew Point

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 2m

The Dew Point is a play about love and marriage, sex and friendship, authenticity and blackmail...and the lies we tell in order to stay honest.

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    Cast Size
    3w, 2m

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Summary
Can a woman be friends with a womanizer – even if she once dated him herself? And if your best friend wants to date the guy, do you stand in her way? The Dew Point is a play about love and marriage, sex and friendship, authenticity and blackmail...and the lies we tell in order to stay honest.
History
The Dew Point had its world premiere at the Gloucester Stage in Gloucester, MA on July 4th, 2001 under the direction of Simon Hammerstein. 
MIMI - (30s)
JACK - (40s)
PHYLLIS - (30s)
KAI - (30s)
GRETA - (early 20s) 
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"It is a pleasure to report that 
The Dew Point by Neena Beber, who won a Village Voice OBIE last season for emerging playwright, is an intelligent, well constructed, contemporary drama with sharp, bright, witty dialogue and fully detailed vibrant, believeable characters." – Talkin' Broadway, Read More

"A comedy of sexual manners whose characters are funny yet sympathetic and complexly believable...The success of this deceptively labeled romantic comedy lies in the way it zeroes in on the way we deceive others by deceiving ourselves, plumping the bread of friendship into some pretty rancid sandwiches that are, of course, proffered with the best of intentions." – Boston Phoenix, Read More

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Neena Beber

Neena Beber’s plays include Jump/Cut, The Dew Point, Tomorrowland, and A Common Vision, all published by Samuel French; her one-act Misreadings premiered at the Humana Festival and has been produced around the world. Recipient of an Obie Grant, a Weissberger Award, a MacDowel ...
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