DPS Now Published
Dramatists Play Service is pleased to announce the publication of:
BLOOD ORANGE by David Wiener3M, 4W“[Wiener’s] dialogue is honest, quick, and funny. The people he’s created speak for themselves. And as the vehicle carrying them hurtles to its disturbing conclusion, you can’t help but squirm.” —The Village Voice.
THE BLOWIN OF BAILE GALL by Ronan Noone4M 1W"[Mr. Noone] develops each [conflict] in turn to a moment of physical or emotional violence, as if springing traps one by one…Engrossing …" —NY Times. "Simmers beautifully and explodes with force." —BackStage. "Brilliant…a fiercely quiet treasure." —Show Business Weekly. "Wonderful dialogue…vivid and meaningful." —CurtainUp. "Excellent…searing and startling." —The Irish Voice. "BAILE GALL shines." —Boston Globe. "Raw emotions and deep regrets fuel a fierce, often funny and fast-paced new play." —Boston Herald.
DISCONNECT by Rob Ackerman3M, 2W“Scathingly well-observed dialogue, damning (and redeeming) character twists, clinical distance, and hysterical passion…DISCONNECT aptly lauds values other than success…fascinating and engaging…” —Time Out. “Funny and ambitious…impressive…exhilarating. DISCONNECT is that rare show that takes its message—that humanity is not getting better at communicating, even while inventing new ways to do so—seriously, but does not take itself seriously. There are not many other shows around that can make you laugh and think at the same time.” —nytheatre.com. “A thoughtful consideration of a man’s midlife crisis that goes beyond mere personal issues to illuminate America’s ugly corporate mindset. Lively…intelligent…realistic and first-rate.” —The Star Ledger.
THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh4M, 5 bit parts (2M, 1W, 1 boy, 1 girl)“Energizing…a blindingly bright black comedy…[what makes] the unsettling and exhilarating new play from Mr. McDonagh…so gripping as theater is how narrative art becomes the play’s and the character’s very life blood.” —NY Times. “[McDonagh is] a dangerously prodigious master of theatrical form with a talent that goes far deeper than most people understand…THE PILLOWMAN [is] thoroughly startling and genuinely intimidating.” —Chicago Tribune. “McDonagh’s least forgiving, bravest play.” —Variety. “A complex tale about life and art, about fact and illusion, about politics, society, cruelty and creativity.”
BFE by Julia Cho4 men, 5 women (doubling)“…an insightful, beautifully structured drama about the agonies and comforts of isolation…” —NY Times.
THE GOD OF HELL by Sam Shepard3 men, 1 woman“Startling…apocalyptic…a confident and unsettling scenario of surreal doom.” —New Yorker. “A robust new farce [that] shows Mr. Shepard’s gift for finding deadpan surrealism in bucolic speech…as hilarious as it is sobering.” —NY Times. “Deliriously entertaining and deeply scary…a shivering work of existential mystery.” —NY Newsday. “Pungent and poignant…darkly comic…masterfully acerbic.” —USA Today.
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT by Stephen Adly Guirgis10 men, 5 women (doubling)“[THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT] shares many of the traits that have made Mr. Guirgis a playwright to reckon with in recent years: a fierce and questing mind that refuses to settle for glib answers, a gift for identifying with life’s losers and an unforced eloquence that finds the poetry in lowdown street talk…Mr. Guirgis is a zealous and empathic researcher, and he presents dilemmas of ancient Galilee in terms winningly accessible to the twenty-first century...” —NY Times. “Stephen Adly Guirgis has written a real jaw-dropper…expressionistic fantasy…raw language and flamboyantly street-savvy characters…his imagination is dazzling and his command of language downright thrilling.” —Variety. "…one of the most passionate and powerful young playwrights to have come down the theatrical runway…a must for anyone interested in the work of thoughtful and original playwrights.” —CurtainUp. “An extraordinary play…not since Angels in America have I seen a play so unafraid to acknowledge the power of the spirit…” —The Guardian (UK).
ON THE MOUNTAIN by Christopher Shinn2 men, 2 women“Christopher Shinn’s well-plotted new drama has surprising nuance and sudden surges of emotion. The play offers several outstanding monologues, some tender, some searing, and one unforgettable.” —The New Yorker. “Christopher Shinn, an up-and-coming playwright of exceptional talent, trains his focus squarely on the unexceptional in ON THE MOUNTAIN, a gentle wisp of a play…Mr. Shinn sees and hears people as they are, and his greatest strength is his ability to reproduce onstage the clumsy poetry of natural human interaction. That skill is rarer than you might think.” —NY Times. “An unexpectedly compelling tale about those living the aftermath of a fictional legend’s decade-old suicide.” —NY Newsday. “Christopher Shinn is a writer who likes to notate encounters precisely…ON THE MOUNTAIN is so skillfully written.” —The Village Voice.
BLOOD ORANGE by David Wiener3M, 4W“[Wiener’s] dialogue is honest, quick, and funny. The people he’s created speak for themselves. And as the vehicle carrying them hurtles to its disturbing conclusion, you can’t help but squirm.” —The Village Voice.
THE BLOWIN OF BAILE GALL by Ronan Noone4M 1W"[Mr. Noone] develops each [conflict] in turn to a moment of physical or emotional violence, as if springing traps one by one…Engrossing …" —NY Times. "Simmers beautifully and explodes with force." —BackStage. "Brilliant…a fiercely quiet treasure." —Show Business Weekly. "Wonderful dialogue…vivid and meaningful." —CurtainUp. "Excellent…searing and startling." —The Irish Voice. "BAILE GALL shines." —Boston Globe. "Raw emotions and deep regrets fuel a fierce, often funny and fast-paced new play." —Boston Herald.
DISCONNECT by Rob Ackerman3M, 2W“Scathingly well-observed dialogue, damning (and redeeming) character twists, clinical distance, and hysterical passion…DISCONNECT aptly lauds values other than success…fascinating and engaging…” —Time Out. “Funny and ambitious…impressive…exhilarating. DISCONNECT is that rare show that takes its message—that humanity is not getting better at communicating, even while inventing new ways to do so—seriously, but does not take itself seriously. There are not many other shows around that can make you laugh and think at the same time.” —nytheatre.com. “A thoughtful consideration of a man’s midlife crisis that goes beyond mere personal issues to illuminate America’s ugly corporate mindset. Lively…intelligent…realistic and first-rate.” —The Star Ledger.
THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh4M, 5 bit parts (2M, 1W, 1 boy, 1 girl)“Energizing…a blindingly bright black comedy…[what makes] the unsettling and exhilarating new play from Mr. McDonagh…so gripping as theater is how narrative art becomes the play’s and the character’s very life blood.” —NY Times. “[McDonagh is] a dangerously prodigious master of theatrical form with a talent that goes far deeper than most people understand…THE PILLOWMAN [is] thoroughly startling and genuinely intimidating.” —Chicago Tribune. “McDonagh’s least forgiving, bravest play.” —Variety. “A complex tale about life and art, about fact and illusion, about politics, society, cruelty and creativity.”
BFE by Julia Cho4 men, 5 women (doubling)“…an insightful, beautifully structured drama about the agonies and comforts of isolation…” —NY Times.
THE GOD OF HELL by Sam Shepard3 men, 1 woman“Startling…apocalyptic…a confident and unsettling scenario of surreal doom.” —New Yorker. “A robust new farce [that] shows Mr. Shepard’s gift for finding deadpan surrealism in bucolic speech…as hilarious as it is sobering.” —NY Times. “Deliriously entertaining and deeply scary…a shivering work of existential mystery.” —NY Newsday. “Pungent and poignant…darkly comic…masterfully acerbic.” —USA Today.
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT by Stephen Adly Guirgis10 men, 5 women (doubling)“[THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT] shares many of the traits that have made Mr. Guirgis a playwright to reckon with in recent years: a fierce and questing mind that refuses to settle for glib answers, a gift for identifying with life’s losers and an unforced eloquence that finds the poetry in lowdown street talk…Mr. Guirgis is a zealous and empathic researcher, and he presents dilemmas of ancient Galilee in terms winningly accessible to the twenty-first century...” —NY Times. “Stephen Adly Guirgis has written a real jaw-dropper…expressionistic fantasy…raw language and flamboyantly street-savvy characters…his imagination is dazzling and his command of language downright thrilling.” —Variety. "…one of the most passionate and powerful young playwrights to have come down the theatrical runway…a must for anyone interested in the work of thoughtful and original playwrights.” —CurtainUp. “An extraordinary play…not since Angels in America have I seen a play so unafraid to acknowledge the power of the spirit…” —The Guardian (UK).
ON THE MOUNTAIN by Christopher Shinn2 men, 2 women“Christopher Shinn’s well-plotted new drama has surprising nuance and sudden surges of emotion. The play offers several outstanding monologues, some tender, some searing, and one unforgettable.” —The New Yorker. “Christopher Shinn, an up-and-coming playwright of exceptional talent, trains his focus squarely on the unexceptional in ON THE MOUNTAIN, a gentle wisp of a play…Mr. Shinn sees and hears people as they are, and his greatest strength is his ability to reproduce onstage the clumsy poetry of natural human interaction. That skill is rarer than you might think.” —NY Times. “An unexpectedly compelling tale about those living the aftermath of a fictional legend’s decade-old suicide.” —NY Newsday. “Christopher Shinn is a writer who likes to notate encounters precisely…ON THE MOUNTAIN is so skillfully written.” —The Village Voice.
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