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The Glory of Living
By Rebecca Gilman.
Product Code: G73000
Full-length Play
Drama
Cast size: 5m., 5w. (with doubling.)
Limited Streaming Rights Available
Awards: Joseph Jefferson Award (Nonequity) | After Dark Award | American Theatre Critics Association Osborn Award | London Evening Standard Award | Pulitzer Prize (nominee)
Rights and availability
This title can be licensed and sold in the following countries:
Canada, United States
* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.
Synopsis
The Glory of Living tells the story of Lisa, a 15-year-old girl, and her marriage to Clint, an ex-con twice her age. Systematically abused by her husband, Lisa is coerced into helping him commit crimes of varying magnitude, including murder.
Notes
Limited Streaming Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code G73000
- Minimum Cast Size 10
- Pages of Dialogue 66
- Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging Three int. sets.
Categories
- Target Audience College and Adult
- Performing Group College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583421369
Media Reviews
"Intelligent and provoking … Gilman has created a couple whose degeneracy is the vehicle for a searing analysis of moral codes, sexual abuse, fear, love, poverty and the value of a life." -The Sunday Times"Plays don’t come much tougher, or more compassionate." -The Guardian
"Psychological shrewdness and on-target language." -New York Magazine
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