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Glengarry Glen Ross

  • David Mamet
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 7M
  • ISBN: 9780573640421

"Crackling tension...ferocious comedy and drama."

The New York Times

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy

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

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
    Winner! 1983 Olivier Award for Best New Play
    Winner! 1984 New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best American Play
    Winner! 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
This scalding comedy took Broadway and London by storm. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing about small-time, cutthroat real estate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream.

Revived on Broadway in 2005 and 2012, this masterpiece of American drama also became a celebrated film which starred Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin and Alan Arkin.
REVIEWS:

"Crackling tension... ferocious comedy and drama."

The New York Times

"Wonderfully funny... A play to see, remember and cherish."

New York Post

Premiere Production: Glengarry Glen Ross was first presented at The Cottlesloe Theatre, London, England on September 21, 1983. It was directed by Bill Bryden.

Characters

  • Casting: 7M
  • Casting Attributes: All Male

WILLIAMSON, BAYLEN, ROMA, LINGK - men in their early 40's.
LEVENE, MOSS, AARONOW - men in their 50's.

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This scalding comedy took Broadway and London by storm. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing about small-time, cutthroat real estate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream.

Revived on Broadway in 2005 and 2012, this masterpiece of American drama also became a celebrated film which starred Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin and Alan Arkin.

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