Letter From Ethel Kennedy
by Christopher Gorman
Synopsis
THE STORY: Kit Conway, a thirty-nine-year-old HIV-positive television executive, is attempting to make amends with his mother, Bridget, and father, Jimmy, before he dies.
At the same time he is trying to complete an autobiographical play about his
Press Reviews
"…an old-fashioned, comfort-food comedy that reaffirms the well-worn adage, 'you can't go home again.' “ —The New York Times. ”[A] highly personal play [with] articulate expressions of long-standing family grievances and clear-eyed summaries of emotional histories.“ —Newsday (NY). ”There is a play within a play within a life…heartfelt…nicely crafted…“ —Variety. ”…a swirl of anger, wryness, befuddlement and resignation that reads heartbreakingly authentic…"
— Time Out New York
Publication
Letter From Ethel Kennedy is a American comedy play written by Christopher Gorman and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2003).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2003 · 72 pp
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