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Good People
Good People
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Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Format: Softcover # of Pages: 78 Pub. Date: 2012 ISBN-10: 0822225492 ISBN-13: 9780822225492 Cast Size: 4 women, 2 men
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About the Play:
Good People is a full-length comedy by David
Lindsay-Abaire. An unemployed single mother is barely hanging on
in this class-conscious comedy about the haves and the have-nots in present-day Boston. Will reconnecting with an old
boyfriend be her ticket out, or will he reject her and his own humble
roots?
Good People is set in South Boston, the blue-collar
neighbourhood where David Lindsay-Abaire himself grew up:
where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this
month's paycheck covers last month's bills, and where Margie Walsh
has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and
scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks a high school boyfriend
who is now a doctor living in an upscale suburb might be her ticket
to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure
enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what
little she has left to find out. With his signature humorous glow,
David Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting
loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing
in America.
Good People premiered in 2011 at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
on Broadway in New York City and was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. Since
then the play had regional premieres at professional theatres across
the US and has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and community
theatres.
Cast: 4 women, 2 men
What people say:
"David Lindsay-Abaire
pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this
tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between
those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and
those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters have
tremendous appeal, and the moral dilemma they grapple with — is it
strength of character or just a few lucky breaks that determines a
person's fate? — holds special significance in today's harsh
economic climate." — Variety
"…shot through with aching
authenticity, Good People is that rare play that
is both timeless and completely keyed into a specific moment in
American life—without the need to grasp for topicality. Bringing
the same clear-eyed emotional observation that distinguished his
Pulitzer winner, Rabbit Hole, David Lindsay-Abaire
has crafted another penetrating drama about deeply relatable
issues, albeit this time with more warming doses of humor."
— Hollywood Reporter
"…incisively drawn
characters and sharp, witty dialogue. The interactions between the
characters feel vividly real, from Mike's increasing registers of
annoyance to Margie's edgy sarcasm to Kate's genuine attempts at
civility. Even Steve, the dollar shop manager who fires Margie, is
revealed to have unexpected depths in the bingo playing scenes that
amusingly riff on the lower class characters' financial desperation."
— ScheckOnTheater
"Wonderful … this isn't a
manipulative tear-jerker or a simplistic diatribe. Good
People is poignant, brave and almost subversive in its
focus on what it really means to be down on your luck." —
New York Post
About the Playwright:
David Lindsay-Abaire is an American playwright, lyricist,
librettist and screenwriter. He is the author of Rabbit Hole,
winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His other theatre works
include Good People, Fuddy Meers, and Kimberly Akimbo. He is Co-Chair
of the Juilliard School's Playwriting Program.
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