A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE

Jump/Cut

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 2m

Dave, whose brilliance is being consumed by increasingly severe episodes of manic depression, is camping on Paul's couch. Paul and Karen decide to turn Dave into a documentary. The camera is on 24 hours a day, capturing up-close images of his jags and torpors and their responses.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
Accolades
Accolades
  • WINNER - L. Arnold Weissberger Award 2000
    NOMINEE - Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical 2004

Details

Summary
Three bright urbanites want to make their mark on the world. Paul, a master of irony and distance, is a hardworking filmmaker on the rise. His girlfriend, Karen, a grad student, must get on with her thesis or find a life outside of academia. Dave, a lifelong buddy whose brilliance is being consumed by increasingly severe episodes of manic depression, is camping on Paul’s couch. Paul and Karen decide to turn Dave into a documentary. The camera is on twenty-four hours a day, capturing up-close images of his jags and torpors and their responses. How far will love, friendship, and ambition take this hip trio?
History
Jump/Cut was co-produced by Theater J and the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C. It premiered on February 24th, 2003 under the direction of  Leigh Silverman 

PAUL
DAVE
KAREN

Media

REVIEWS

"A remarkable, absorbing, complex and intelligent play." Variety, Read More

"Could not be more timely [...] Fearlessly dives into provocative issues and ideas." - The Washington Times, Read More

"Savvy, solid play [...] about our fascination with victims and voyeurism [...] friendship and ambition, striving and its worth. Beber builds her characters [...] carefully with efficient and graceful layers of personalities and ideas [...] An accomplished piece of work structurally sound, snappily written and shot through with humor." - Washington City Paper, Read More

"Fresh and compelling [...] clever and witty." - Arlington Weekly News, Read More

"A sharp, funny, heartbreaking play that just pulls you in." - Montgomery Community Television, Read More

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Add-Ons

Take a look below at how you can enhance your show!

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 ...
View full profile

Now Playing