Boy
by Julia Jordan
Synopsis
THE STORY: A seventeen-year-old boy with a gift for storytelling comes from rural Iowa to the Twin Cities in search of a new home and start in life.
Unbeknownst to them, he has idealized and seized on an educated family through an internet correspondence with their son.
He seduces each in turn, with his stories.
One of which is horrific and true.
Press Reviews
"…an intelligent and intriguing work that encourages lively performances…all [Jordan's] characterizations have sharp, specific edges, and she allows room for unexpected emotional resonances.“ —Newsday (NY). ”…intelligent, intense and freaky…[Jordan's a] remarkably promising talent."
— New York Post
Publication
Boy is a play written by Julia Jordan and published by Dramatists Play Service (2005).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2005 · 72 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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