The Job
by Shem Bitterman
Highlights
Awards & Recognition
WINNER! 1999 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award, Outstanding New Play
Synopsis
Frank, a down on his luck con artist, is trying to go straight and sober.
His hooker girlfriend wants to get married.
He applies at an "agency" where a contractor places him in the perfect "job."
When Frank realizes he has been hired to murder an unemployed engineer who wants the insurance money for his family, he panics and subcontracts the hit to his old partner, a slick operator who is now making it as a fire and brimstone evangelist.
There are deals, subdeals, and counterdeals, changes of mind and heart.
Was Martin really knocked off?
Where is the body?
Will the Agency take revenge on Frank for a double cross?
What really happened in Kansas City?
Characters
| Character |
|---|
John mid 30s to 40s, works at an employment agency |
Mags mid 30s to 40s, never worked |
Jim mid 30s to 40s, a con artist |
Martin mid 30s to 40s, long term unemployed |
Frank mid 30s to 40s, a down on his luck job seeker |
Publication
The Job is a American comedy play written by Shem Bitterman and published by Samuel French in New York (2001).
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Samuel French · 2001 · 64 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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