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Al's Business Cards

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  1w, 4m

Josh Koenigsberg

A New York Times Critic's Pick!

"Plenty of young writers hit on a good opening gimmick for a play but don't know where to go with it after the first scene or two. Josh Koenigsberg doesn't have that problem in Al's Business Cards...

Al's Business Cards

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

When New Jersey Gaffing Assistant Al Gurvis accidentally gets his new business cards swapped with those of real-estate agent Eileen Lee, he's mildly annoyed. Little does he know that this tiny mix up has sparked a chain reaction which will ultimately ruin his life. A comedy about waking up from the American Dream.

History

2009, Theatre Row, At Play/Old Vic New Voices

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Performing Groups

AL GURVIS – A gaffi ng assistant. Light-skinned Indian male who almost looks Hispanic. Has aspirations.
BARRY BARRINI – Al’s co-worker. White male. Not the brightest bulb.
EILEEN LEE – A real-estate agent. White female. Recovering alcoholic.
DANIEL LUCE – Eileen’s soon-to-be-ex-husband. White male. Alcoholic.
JOSE ALVAREZ – Private Investigator. Hispanic male. Slick.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Elizabeth, New Jersey

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

"CRITICS PICK! Plenty of young writers hit on a good opening gimmick for a play but don't know where to go with it after the first scene or two. Josh Koenigsberg doesn't have that problem in Al's Business Cards, a zippy new comedy." - The New York Times

"Koenigsberg's characters are ... goofy as all get-out, but he has written them with so much affection ... that we love them and root for them, warts and all." - NYTheatre.com

"Al's Business Cards, [is]a sweet-tempered sitcom by Josh Koenigsberg... The twisty plot turns on complications that arise when a New Jersey print shop mixes up the business cards of a non-union electrician and a pretty real estate agent. Koenigsberg smartly shows that the mistakes and misunderstandings -- both comic and hurtful -- are largely based on assumptions about gender, class and ethnicity." - Variety

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Josh Koenigsberg

Josh Koenigsberg
Josh Koenigsberg is a Drama Desk-nominated playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been produced and developed by Ars Nova, At Play, The Atlantic Theater, The Living Newspaper, Manhattan Theatre Club, Naked Angels, The Old Vic, The Public Theater, Second Stage, SPACE on R ...
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