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Amateurs
by Tom Griffin

Amateurs Book Cover
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Highlights

9

Medium Cast

4

Female

5

Male
90 mins Interior Set American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: Following the opening night of the Timberly Troupers' musical about undertakers, Dorothy and her slightly daft husband, Charlie, host a gathering of actors and friends.

The chic opening night party is in another part of town, but into Do

Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

"…AMATEURS is more than colorful balloons against a tinted sky…[it] is really about how we distance ourselves from the pain of reality…The run-on comedy…is sharp and funny…” —Boston Globe. “AMATEURS…certainly left me laughing…It is fun to hear the sound of laughter once again…” —The Evening Times. “AMATEURS is…winsomely, wildly, wonderfully funny. So ride with the punches and enjoy the literate, charming mayhem…"

— East Side Monthly

Publication

Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1991
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822200222
ISBN-10 0822200228
LCCN 92191207
LCC PS3557.R489136 A8 1991

Amateurs is a American comedy play written by Tom Griffin and published by Dramatists Play Service (1991).

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