Small Fire, A
- Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573700033
The play is... raucous, funny and unexpectedly touching, as we are made intimate witnesses to a frank demonstration of how much of life, of love and of happiness remain within reach even when so much appears to be lost.
The New York Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set,
- Cautions: Strong Language, No Special Cautions, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
But her stoic outlook reaches a breaking point when the disease steals her hearing, leaving her with nothing but touch to communicate with the world. Suddenly, she is completely dependent on the husband whose endless devotions she had always taken for granted.
REVIEWS:
The play is...raucous, funny and unexpectedly touching, as we are made intimate witnesses to a frank demonstration of how much of life, of love and of happiness remain within reach even when so much appears to be lost. – The New York Times'A Small Fire is a small play, tightly focused and written close to the vest, but its small virtues are numerous and meaningful; in retrospect, they begin to loom very large' – The Village Voice'Adam Bock's scalpel sharp insight has made him a potent force on today's theater scene
New York Sun
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting
JOHN BRIDGES - 60. Her husband.
JENNY BRIDGES - 30. Their daughter.
BILLY FONTAINE - 41. A construction manager in Emily's construction firm.
Available Material
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Small Fire, A Script
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Adam Bock's meticulously crafted A Small Fire follows John and Emily Bridges, a long-married couple whose happy, middle-class lives are upended when Emily falls victim to a mysterious disease. As her senses are slowly stripped away – smell, taste, sight – Emily resolves to remain engaged with her community, relying on John to help her run her company and experience her daughter Jenny's wedding. But her stoic outlook reaches a breaking point when the disease steals her hearing, leaving her with nothing but touch to communicate with the world. Suddenly, she is completely dependant on the husband whose endless devotions she had always taken for granted. |
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