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Natural Affection
by William Inge

Natural Affection Book Cover
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Highlights

12

Medium Cast

5

Female

7

Male
120 mins Interior Set American

Synopsis

THE STORY: As she awaits the impending Christmas visit of her teenage son, Donnie, Sue Barker is torn between the love she feels as a mother and the fear that his presence will disrupt the life that she has built in his absence.

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Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

"This powerful study of the need for love, and the conflicts which this engenders, was hailed for its candor and stirring perceptions. “…moments of superb compulsion.” —New York Journal-American. “…a biting, savage, stinging drama…"

— The Hollywood Reporter

Publication

Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822208051
ISBN-10 0822208059

Natural Affection is a American play written by William Inge and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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