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I Need That

  • Theresa Rebeck
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 2M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573711459

Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy – a hit on Broadway starring Danny DeVito – concerns a curmudgeonly father, his exasperated daughter, his patient best friend, and his many, many things.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre
Sam doesn’t get out much. Actually, he doesn’t get out at all, opting instead for the safety of his house in the company of his things – his many, many things. But when a notice from the government arrives alerting Sam that he must clean up his property or face eviction, he’s forced to reckon with what’s trash, what’s treasure, and whether we can ever know the difference between the two. 
REVIEWS:

"Affecting and surprisingly funny."

Wall Street Journal

"Cut[s] its laughs with pathos… Rebeck has a keen feeling for structure and the larger movements of storytelling."

The New York Times

"Sparkling… Themes about loss, living in the past, burying regrets and obviating the present ring with profound truth and humanity that we all can identify with. Indeed, though Rebeck couches her themes with humor… Sam’s condition is dire. Perhaps, it is more universal than we would like to admit… profound comedy… this is a must-see."

Theatre Pizzazz

"Some of Ms. Rebeck’s finest writing."

Wall Street Journal

Premiere Production: I Need That premiered on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on November 2, 2023. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production starred Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito and Ray Anthony Thomas.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

  • SAM
    AMELIA
    FOSTER

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    Sam doesn’t get out much. Actually, he doesn’t get out at all, opting instead for the safety of his house in the company of his things – his many, many things. But when a notice from the government arrives alerting Sam that he must clean up his property or face eviction, he’s forced to reckon with what’s trash, what’s treasure, and whether we can ever know the difference between the two. 

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