Bug
by Athol Fugard

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Highlights

45 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings

Synopsis

THE STORY: Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her lesbian friend, R.C

Press Reviews

"[Fugard] can say more with a single line than most playwrights convey in an entire script…Paraphrasing the title, it's safe to say this drama, making its memorable entrance into our consciousness, is unlikely to exit as long as a theater exists for exceptional work.“ —Variety. ”A thought-provoking, elegant and engrossing new play…“ —The Hollywood Reporter. ”Fugard remains the rare thing he always was: a brilliant, fearless playwright, tapping into the essence of what it feels like to be human…"

— Backstage West

Publication

Year 2005
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822220411
ISBN-10 0822220415
LCCN 2006471067
LCC PR9369.3.F8 E95 2005

Bug is a play written by Athol Fugard and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2005).

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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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