Some Voices
by Joe Penhall
Synopsis
THE STORY: SOME VOICES focuses on Ray, a young schizophrenic trying to reassimilate after a spell in a mental hospital.
He is sent to live with his overworked brother where he is happy until he falls in love.
When Ray finds himself increasingly fru
Press Reviews
"…beautifully written…It's dark material, but Penhall handles it with a light touch. He doesn't romanticize Ray, neither does he vilify his brother, and their relationship is riveting.“ —The Independent (UK). ”…a sensitive and entirely unsentimental work in which every character suffers more than he or she deserves…purposeful, but it isn't polemical. The characters are too carefully and credibly drawn for that."
— The New York Times
Publication
Some Voices is a American play written by Joe Penhall and published by Dramatists Play Service (2003).
Community Reviews
No community reviews yet
Buy Play
Paperback
Dramatists Play Service · 2003 · 72 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
Apply for Rights
Similar Plays
Plays with similar themes, style, and content.
More from Joe Penhall
More plays from Joe Penhall that we think you'll enjoy.
