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Synopsis

In a series of scenes which span the school year, Bill Groves, an assistant professor of English, is visited in his office by Paul Morris, a quirky undergraduate in Groves’ honors seminar on comedy. Paul has an off-the-wall attitude that first startles, then amuses, and ultimately impresses the young professor, while Paul's opinions and behavior are gradually influenced by Groves’ personal qualities and intellect. The play conveys the academic “treadmill,” amid which (or despite which) learning and growth can nevertheless be nurtured.

Show Information

Book
Mark Stein
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
1982
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
The present, A professor's office
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Dramatists Play Service
Ideal For
All-Male Cast, College/University, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Includes Young Adult, Adult Characters, Small Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Paul

Lead

Male

Spoken

Groves

Lead

Male

Spoken

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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher