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JOB

  • Max Wolf Friedlich
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 1M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573711053

A psychological thriller, JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 75 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Cautions: Gun Shots, Intense Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Jane, an employee at the big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of a crisis therapist – Loyd – determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning.

A psychological thriller, JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.
REVIEWS:

"New York’s buzziest play… riveting."

 The Daily Beast

"80 minutes of pretty much pure tension. A slick, cleverly crafted drop-tower ride."

 Vulture

"Nimble… JOB, a tight, 80-minute play by Max Wolf Friedlich, is filled with so many ideas that it seems to expand beyond the walls."

 The New York Times

"Engrossing, disturbing and frequently funny. It might even scare you off social media for a day or two."

 The New Yorker

"Exhilarating… taut and verbally lacerating… A two-person psychological thriller that pits an older man ostensibly in a position of power against a younger woman who is not afraid to seize it by any means necessary… When does a job become a holy calling? What ethics are we willing to suspend to pursue that mission? And how much of the world’s poison can one person absorb before it’s too much? JOB forces us to consider these questions before leaving us breathless with a series of dramatic gut punches."

 Theatermania

"Suspenseful… one of the best shows playing in NYC right now… You will be holding your breath throughout the 80-minute play."

 TimeOut New York

"Brilliant… a roller coaster ride of a psychological thriller… the play is intense, riveting, surprising, up-to-the-minute – and shocking. It may just be the best new American play in at least the last five years."

 TheaterScene

"The twists that occur as the show – which is frequently hilarious – surges to a breathtaking conclusion leave us with disturbing questions about both characters, and how they’ve exploited, or been exploited by, the modern world."

 The New York Sun

Premiere Production: JOB premiered off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse on September 6, 2023. Directed by Michael Herwitz, the production featured Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon. On January 19, 2024, the production returned to New York for a limited run at the Connelly Theatre.

Characters

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

  • JANE – Female, mid 20s, white. A young professional living in the Bay area; stylish but not ostentatiously so; self-aware to a fault; wouldn’t be out of place at SoulCycle.

  • LOYD – Male, 60s or older, white. Lived in the East Bay his whole life; has a hippie-adjacent sort of look – unkempt beard, sandals, shorts even when it’s a little too cold; has a high opinion of himself; wouldn’t be out of place at a Grateful Dead show.

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    Jane, an employee at the big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of a crisis therapist – Loyd – determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. A psychological thriller, JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.

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