Below The Belt
by Richard Dresser
Highlights
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the humor and wit of the play, often describing it as funny and absurd. Many note the dark satire and strong performances, particularly praising Judd Hirsch's role.
Synopsis
Dobbitt has been posted to a dismal, distant place, a grim industrial compound that uncomfortably resembles a prison where his quarters have bunks (one freezing cold and the other boiling hot), a table, and an ancient typewriter.
Press Reviews
"Gloriously funny but also wickedly insightful, [this] bright new play [...] is never short of laugh lines [...] Lurking beneath the almost farcical hilarity is a bundle of 20th century angst [...] The jokes are beautifully in place, permitting the three gorgeously combative figures to emerge."
— The New York Post
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Dobbitt a man |
Merkin a man |
Hanrahan a man |
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Publication
Below The Belt is a American comedy play written by Richard Dresser and published by Samuel French in New York (1997).
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Samuel French · 1997 · 78 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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