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David and Lisa
James Reach
Album
by David Rimmer
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some appreciate the nostalgic incorporation of popular music, others criticize its dated elements and lack of character development. Overall, the play seems to resonate with those who relate to youth experiences, yet fails to impress many with its execution.
Nostalgic music incorporationRelatable youthful themesDated elementsLack of character development
Synopsis
THE STORY: Divided into eight scenes, which span their years at Martin Van Buren High School, the play chronicles the coming of age of two teenaged couples during the turbulent sixties.
The language is frank, but unfailingly funny, as the four stru
Press Reviews
"A major critical and popular success, and a long-running Off-Broadway hit. ”…when Mr. Rimmer opens up his characters' anxieties and dreams that ALBUM really soars; the play takes on the romanticism of a rougher-hewn, latter-day Ah, Wilderness'!"
— NY Times
"Rimmer has drawn his kids with fidelity and understanding humor."
— NY Post
Publication
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1981
BindingPaperback
Pages72
PlaceNew York, N.Y. (440 Park Ave. South, New York 10016)
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822200130
ISBN-100822200139
Album is a American comedy play written by David Rimmer and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, N.Y. (440 Park Ave. South, New York 10016) (1981).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1981 · 72 pp
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