Early One Evening At The Rainbow Bar & Grille
by Bruce Graham
What readers are saying
Readers find the play to be a darkly humorous take on the apocalypse, with an unexpectedly upbeat ending. However, some feel that the character portrayals and dialogue can be problematic and unrealistic. Despite these criticisms, many appreciate the concept and the overall enjoyment of the performance.
Synopsis
This is a wonderful, off beat variation on the saloon situation comedy.
Nuclear bombs have destroyed much of the U.S. and various denizens of this working class bar are trying to decide what to do.
Enter a travelling salesman who turns out to be is God, come to offer the bartender immortality if he will write a new Bible and get it right this time.
Press Reviews
"A wonderfully ghoulish fantasy in which people are released from their inhibitions and elect to spend their last few hours fulfilling themselves...Written with a zest for laughter and comic wit...[it] should have a healthy career here and in New York and any place else where people go to the theatre for a laugh."
— Philadelphia Inquirer
"The preposterous, but often affecting and almost always hilarious proceedings are peppered by visual shtick and one liners."
— Variety
"An engaging, entertaining evening of theatre."
— New York Post
Publication
Early One Evening At The Rainbow Bar & Grille is a American comedy play written by Bruce Graham and published by Samuel French in New York (1989).
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Samuel French · 1989 · 109 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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