Bug
by Will Eno

Name: Bug
Brand: Will Eno
SKU: 9780822220763
Rating: 4.01 (435 reviews)

Highlights

Male

45 minsPresent DayStrong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)Bare Stage/Simple SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesBritish

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize

Nominee: 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many praising its visceral writing and emotional depth. Some find it a challenging read, suggesting that its impact is likely greater when performed live. Overall, the play garners significant admiration for its layers of meaning and poetic expression, despite some criticisms of its abstract nature and complexity.

Visceral and powerful writingHeartbreaking emotional depthThought-provoking and profoundUnique and original styleChallenging to read without performanceAbstract elements may confuse some

Synopsis

THE STORY: Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her lesbian friend, R.C

Press Reviews

"Astonishing in its impact… it's one of those treasured nights in the theatre – treasured nights anywhere, for that matter – that can leave you both breathless with exhilaration and, depending on your sensitivity to meditations on the bleak and beautiful mysteries of human experience, in a puddle of tears... a small masterpiece.“ – The New York Times ”Eno has emerged as one of the most original young playwrights on the scene. He is one of the few writers who can convert discomfort and outright agony into such pleasure."
— Time Out New York

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
THOM PAIN Male, 30-40, cold, grave, angular. A skinny, wounded, stray-dog type but with an odd intellectual aspect. He should seem to be a person capable of great cruelty, perhaps due to his having suffered great cruelties himself. He must also be charismatic, must be able to “run the show.” He is somewhere between Shakespeare’s Richard II and his Richard III. That said, the actor must also create a character that is close to – and largely comes out of – himself.	male	30	Male, 30-40, cold, grave, angular. A skinny, wounded, stray-dog type but with an odd intellectual aspect. He should seem to be a person capable of great cruelty, perhaps due to his having suffered great cruelties himself. He must also be charismatic, must be able to “run the show.” He is somewhere between Shakespeare’s Richard II and his Richard III. That said, the actor must also create a character that is close to – and largely comes out of – himself.
AUDIENCE Male, female, various ages	female	—	Male, female, various ages

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Paperback · 44098th	Oberon	2005	72	9780822220763	A$13.99
Paperback	—	2005	64	9781559362757	—
Paperback	—	2005	96	9781840024524	—
Print	—	—	—	9781559367646	—
Print	—	—	—	9781849436960	—