The Shadow Box
by Michael Cristofer
Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner! 1977 Tony Award for Best Play
Synopsis
In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital’s grounds.
The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter’s dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian’s new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe’s impending death and its effect on their teenage son.
Press Reviews
"An important, touching and courageous play... Cristofer writes with the compassion of the undamned. An extraordinarily good Broadway play with meaty roles for actors."
— The New York Times
"Extraordinary. An overwhelming emotional experience. Truly startling and in its uncompromising way, very funny."
— Boston Globe
Characters
| Character |
|---|
JOE |
MAGGIE |
STEVE |
BRIAN |
MARK |
BEVERLY |
FELICITY |
AGNES |
INTERVIEWER |
Publication
The Shadow Box is a play written by Michael Cristofer and published by Samuel French (1977).
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Samuel French · 1977 · 96 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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