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Seared

  • Theresa Rebeck
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 3M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573711350

As caramelized onions and garlic fry up in the onstage kitchen, tempers are boiling over. Theresa Rebeck’s sizzling contemporary comedy, set in the kitchen of a boutique Brooklyn restaurant, wrestles hilariously with the conflict between art and commerce.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (2020)
Brilliant, hot-headed chef Harry scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike finally sees profits within reach. The only problem is Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. Mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant and a waiter with dreams of his own, and it all goes to hell in this hilarious and insightful new play that asks us to consider where art ends and commerce begins.
REVIEWS:

"A fast-paced workplace comedy that even non-foodies will find hilarious."

 The Hollywood Reporter

"Brilliant… a feat of delicious theater."

 Daily Beast

"Rebeck cooks up a storm in her raucously funny new play about genius in the kitchen."

 The Wrap

"Intense, fast-paced and blisteringly funny, the restaurant-kitchen comedy Seared is an outstanding accomplishment."

 Times Union (Williamstown, MA)

"Very entertaining… thanks to Rebeck’s talent for fast and funny, profane dialogue."

 The Hollywood Reporter

"An enjoyable, fast-paced comedy… Seared balances humor and drama with a light hand to create well-prepared stakes: They are high enough to be relatable and engaging, but not so intense as to clench teeth (or roll eyes)."

 Santa Barbara Independent

"Darkly funny, deliciously detailed… The haute cuisine of contemporary drama."

 Theaterdogs

"It’s fascinating in an edge-of-the-seat sort of way, and the element of suspense is maintained to the extent that you almost want to jump up and tell the characters what to do and say."

 ArtsPreview

"Rebeck’s dialogue is sparking and clever."

 Talkin' Broadway

Premiere Production: Seared premiered off-Broadway at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space on October 3, 2019. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production featured W. Tré Davis, Raul Esparza, David Mason and Krysta Rodriguez.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

  • HARRY – 50, a chef, a big guy in every way
    RODNEY – 21, African American, skinny, good natured, on the move
    MIKE – Harry’s business partner
    EMILY – 27, bright, confident, personable, enthusiastic

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    Brilliant, hot-headed chef Harry scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike finally sees profits within reach. The only problem is Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. Mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant and a waiter with dreams of his own, and it all goes to hell in this hilarious and insightful new play that asks us to consider where art ends and commerce begins.

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