Sexual Perversity In Chicago, And, The Duck Variations
by David Mamet

Name: Sexual Perversity In Chicago, And, The Duck Variations
Brand: David Mamet
SKU: 9780573600418
Rating: 3.62 (2286 reviews)

Sexual Perversity In Chicago, And, The Duck Variations Cover

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

One Act60 mins1970sEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Obie Award

Winner! 1976 Obie Award for Best New American Play

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the cleverness of Mamet's writing in both plays. Nostalgia plays a significant role for some, recalling positive past experiences with earlier productions. However, there are notes of disappointment regarding the author's perceived vanity and political stance.

Clever writing by MametNostalgic charmEnjoyable reading experienceAuthor's vanity affects impression

Synopsis

Comedy Characters: 2 males 2 females Bare stage movable props

The Obie award-winning Sexual Perversity in Chicago "takes funny and painful digs at the fantasies and distances of the contemporary sexual game " according to The New York Times.

Two male office workers Danny and Bernie are on the make in the swinging singles scene of the early 1970's.

Danny meets Deborah in a library and soon they are lovers as well as roommates.

The other couple Bernie and Joan seem to have the politi

ThemesCherry Lane Theatre.Cherry Lane Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)PS3563.A4345 S4 1977

Press Reviews

"The most acute ear for dialogue of any American writer since J.D. Salinger."
— Village Voice

"Mamet's exchanges show an awesome fidelity to the visceral way a conversation can chase its tail, overlap, fade out, or double back on itself."
— The Chicago Reader