The Frugal Repast
by Ron Hirsen
Highlights
What readers are saying
Readers find the play an enjoyable read, though it struggles to deliver a strong commentary on art. Moments of cleverness are noted, but many feel it lacks emotional depth and humor.
Synopsis
Three bright urbanites want to make their mark on the world.
Paul, a master of irony and distance, is a hardworking film maker on the rise.
His girlfriend Karen, a grad student, must get on with her thesis or find a life outside of academia.
Dave, a life long buddy whose brilliance is being consumed by increasingly severe episodes of manic depression, is camping on Paul's couch.
Paul and Karen decide to turn Paul into a documentary.
The camera is on 24 hours a day, capturing up close images of his jags and torpors and their responses.
How far will love, friendship and ambition take this hip trio?
Press Reviews
"Hirsen has a refreshing surprise in store: a lovely, compact tale that is thoughtful without being show-offy, stimulating without being heavy-handed... Mr. Hirsen nicely brings highbrow art types and lowbrow circus folk together and makes some nice points about the value of art, the ownership of art and the contrast between genius and nobility... But he doesn't beat these ideas to death... He knows the difference between just enough and too much... the savvy humor in the script comes through and he leaves it to the audience to draw the moral."
— The New York Times
"A humorous but poignant script that provides insight into the world of art and class structure. Appropriate use of comedy creates hilarious situations without diminishing the message... fresh comedy with meaning."
— Show Business Weekly
"Delightfully amusing yet poignant."
— Curtain Up
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Woman |
Boy |
Ambroise Vollard |
Guillaume Apollinaire |
Gertrude Stein |
Alice B. Toklas |
Pablo Picasso |
Picasso'S Companions all played by a single actress |
Man |
Publication
The Frugal Repast is a American historical play written by Ron Hirsen and published by Samuel French in New York (2007).
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Samuel French · 2007 · 88 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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