Overview
Synopsis
A man and woman meet. They fall in love. They have a child. Everything seems perfect. Alcohol, however, slowly destroys everything they hold dear: their marriage, child, careers, and relationships with friends and family. In the end, the cycle of self-destruction ends for one of them, and hope appears; but, counterbalancing that, is the despair that consumes the other. It soon becomes clear that individual choices truly do have far-reaching consequences, and ignoring that fact can result in devastation and heart-break.
Show Information
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 3
- First Produced
- 1962
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- the present, new york
- Cast Size
- large
- Dancing
- None
- Licensor
- Dramatist Play Service
- Ideal For
- professional, college, community, high school, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Child, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Lead |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Silent |
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|
Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Silent |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Silent |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Silent |
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Ensemble |
Female |
Silent |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Silent |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
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