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Green Man (Knable)

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

Jim Knable

Painter Abigail’s model is a naked man painted green, and her architect husband Ronald’s new intern bears a striking resemblance, though he’s clothed. Their new acquaintance, Genice, is a stone sculptor of gargoyles whose musician fiancé appears in the same hue. Who the Green Man is to each of them is a mystery only they can help each other unravel...

Green Man (Knable)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Painter Abigail’s model is a naked man painted green, and her architect husband Ronald’s new intern bears a striking resemblance, though he’s clothed. Their new acquaintance, Genice, is a stone sculptor of gargoyles whose musician fiancé appears in the same hue. Who the Green Man is to each of them is a mystery only they can help each other unravel. A play about love, loss and other things made of stone. Featuring two original songs by the author, sung by the Green Man.

Part of the collection, The Imaginary Plays by Jim Knable. 

History

Keywords
Performing Groups

ABIGAIL – An artist. 30s. 
RONALD – An architect, her husband. 30s.
GENICE – A stone sculptor. 30s. 
GREEN MAN – A man painted green. Also GREGORY and GARY. 20s. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

"Knable has landed somewhere on the map close to
 Christopher Durang & John Patrick Shanley."
 - NY Theatre Wire.com

"Knable is an imaginative dramatist with a supple talent for the bizarre." - Variety

"Green Man is a meditation on the mysteries of the human heart and how our emotions can trigger intense connections with others both conscious and otherwise... Knable is a playwright of considerable talent who is sensitive to the often intense pain and quirky personalities of those who create the art and music we all consume and the buildings we use... You'll find that the images and themes of "Green Man" - and perhaps even the character himself - haunt you for many days to come." - Orange County Register,

"It’s an intriguing and cleverly written play... It plays as a tense mystery, long on the abstract, and never dull. It’s a play about redemption, throwing off the past, finding love in the darkness of the shattered soul. Although the final reveal does answer most questions, it leaves some open to question, which sucked me right into a long post-play thought process. And any show that can get you thinking about it afterwards is a good show in my book." - Orange Curtain Review, Read More


The songs IN THE GARDEN and THE STARS have all been composed by Jim Knable, copyright 2006.

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Jim Knable

Jim Knable
Jim Knable's play SPAIN was professionally produced at MCC Theatre (dir. Jeremy Dobrish 2007), Summer Play Festival (2006), Woolly Mammoth Theatre (2001), Actor's Express in Atlanta, New Jersey Rep, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis, and vario ...
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