Year Of The Duck
by Israel Horovitz
Synopsis
THE STORY: As the play begins, the members of a small-town community theatre are assembling to begin rehearsals of Ibsen's The Wild Duck .
Harry Budd, a local photographer, is to play Hjalmar Ekdahl (also a photographer); his real life daught
Press Reviews
"A marvelously clever and funny play which centers on a community theatre group about to put on The Wild Duck, who find, much to their consternation, that events in their own lives have begun to parallel the action of Ibsen's drama in a most unsettling way. “…considerable fun at the expense of community theatre, small-town double standards, and Ibsen himself.” —The New York Times. ”Israel Horovitz's joy in playwriting infects YEAR OF THE DUCK…“ —BackStage. ”This is exactly the kind of play that makes you feel good about the theatre…"
— New York Post
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Year Of The Duck is a American comedy play written by Israel Horovitz and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp
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