No Exit

Play

Writers: Jean-Paul Sartre

Overview

Show Information

Text And Format
Category
Play
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
1944
Genres
Drama, Satire
Time & Place
a closed room in hell
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Ideal for
college/university theatre, community theatre, regional theatre, professional theatre, fringe theatre
Casting Notes

Includes adult characters

Synopsis

Sarte’s famous existentialist play follows three people to a room in hell, where their torture is revealed to be each other’s company. Three damned souls, Garcin, Inez, and Estelle, are brought to a lavish room to await their punishment. While they expected some sort of torture chamber to punish them in the afterlife, they instead begin to realize where the true torment really lies. Their constant arguing finally has Garcin state the famous line: “Hell is other people”. An exploration of human nature and relationships, No Exit is a play brimming with sardonic wit. You’ll laugh. You’ll ponder life’s meaning. You’ll have a devilishly good time.

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