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The God Game

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 2m

Suzanne Bradbeer

The God Game is a play about faith and politics, marriage and friendship, choices and consequences.

The God Game

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Faith-based
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades

  • Winner! The Ashland New Plays Festival and NEXT ACT! New Play Summit.

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Summary

Tom is a Virginia Senator and rising star in the Republican Party. When a long-time family friend resurfaces and offers the opportunity of a lifetime, Tom faces a crisis of conviction while his marriage hangs precariously in the balance. The God Game is a play about faith and politics, marriage and friendship, choices and consequences. 

History

The God Game received its world premiere in a co-production between the Gulfshore Playhouse and Capital Repertory Theatre in January of 2014, under the direction of Kristen Coury. 

Keywords
Performing Groups
TOM - 40’s.  The junior senator from Virginia.
LISA - 40’s.  His wife.
MATT - 40’s.  Their best friend.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS:

"...[In] Suzanne Bradbeer’s invigorating The God Game...the audience can never be sure what’s going to happen next, even in the very last seconds...wonderfully on-target contemporary use of language." 
– The New York Times, Read More

"A deeply satisfying, superbly acted exploration of personal values, honesty, integrity and accommodation within relationships, The God Game is the sort of new work that theater fans long to see… The play, by Suzanne Bradbeer, feels very much of the moment, contemporary and relevant in the best ways, and yet it also addresses eternal questions.” – Times-Union, Read More 

“…this is truly a stunning work, and about such timely topics.” – The Daily Gazette, Read More

“[The God Game] cannot fail to resonate with a modern audience.” – Curtain Up, Read More 


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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Suzanne Bradbeer

Suzanne Bradbeer
Suzanne Bradbeer's plays include Full Bloom (Barrington Stage); The Sleeping Girl (Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Southern Writers' Project); You Miss Them When They're Not Around (Dreamcatcher Rep); Bethlehem, PA (City Theatre of Miami); Okoboji (Stageworks/Hudson); Lone Sta ...
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