Boy Gets Girl
by Rebecca Gilman

Name: Boy Gets Girl
Brand: Rebecca Gilman
SKU: 9780571199839
Rating: 3.72 (738 reviews)

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Highlights

American

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many appreciating its disturbing yet relevant themes surrounding stalking and the male gaze. The play is praised for its impactful storytelling and strong characters, despite some complaints about heavy-handed dialogue and a feeling of being dated. Overall, it resonates well with audiences, especially in the context of contemporary discussions on gender dynamics and safety.

Disturbing yet relevant themesStrong character developmentImpactful storytellingHighlights women's experiencesSome dialogue felt heavy-handed

Synopsis

What is a stalker?

And what kind of life can a woman lead when she knows she is being followed, obsessively and perhaps dangerously, by one?

This is the dilemma facing Theresa Bedell, a reporter in New York, in Rebecca Gilman's tensely fascinating new play.

When Theresa goes on an awkward blind date with a friend of a friend, she sees no reason to continue the relationship--but the man, an attractive fellow named Tony, thinks otherwise.

While Theresa is at first annoyed yet flattered by his continuing attention, her attitude gradually changes to one of fear and fury when he starts violently to menace her and those around her.

In brilliantly delineating the kind of terror a woman in full control of her life feels when everything around her suddenly seems to be a threat, Gilman probes the dark side of relationships in the 1990s with the rich insight and compelling characterizations that have distinguished her earlier plays and made her one of the most exciting young playwrights working today.

ThemesPS3557.I456 B6 2000 Stalking victims Stalking victims--Drama Women journalists Women journalists--Drama