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Streamers
by David Rabe
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award Tony Award
Nominee! 1977 Tony Award for Best Play Nominee! 1976 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
Synopsis
Full Length Drama / 11 m / Int.
This volatile incendiary drama premiered in 1976 under the direction of Mike Nichols produced by Joseph Papp at New York's Lincoln Center.
Revived in 2008 by the Roundabout Theatre the third in author Rabe's quartet of "Vietnam Plays" is set in the Army barracks housing a group of young men the "streamers" of the title: hapless parachutists who streak to certain death when their parachutes fail to open.
This group includes Billy a new recruit; Roger a str
Press Reviews
"Hard hitting and extremely funny. A masterly drama with humor, power and impressive depths of understanding."
— New York Daily News
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Martin |
| Carlyle |
| Billy |
| Roger |
| Sgt. Rooney |
| Sgt. Cokes |
| M.P. Lieutenant |
| Pfc Hinson |
| Pfc |
| Richie |
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Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2009
Binding Paperback
Edition Uncorrected Proof
Pages 104
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573640193
ISBN-10 057364019X
LCC PN6111.S2 R328
Streamers is a American play written by David Rabe and published by Samuel French in New York (2009).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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