The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin

The Boys Next Door Book Cover
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Highlights

120 mins Present Day Flexible Cast Size Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: The place is a communal residence in a New England city, where four mentally handicapped men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly burned out young social worker named Jack.

Norman, who works in a doughnut shop and

Press Reviews

"Griffin’s play hits squarely on the truth of life with its constant interplays and shadings of triumphs and tears."

— New York Daily News

"The Boys Next Door moves the audience to an awareness of how many things in everyday life we take for granted."

— The New York Times

Characters

Character
Lucien P. Smith
Norman Bulansky
Barry Klemper
Jack
Sheila
Mr. Klemper
Mrs. Fremus / Mrs. Warren / Clara
Mr. Hedges / Mr. Corbin / Senator Clarke
Arnold Wiggins

Publication

Year 1988
Binding Paperback
Edition Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822201434
ISBN-10 0822201437

The Boys Next Door is a American comedy play written by Tom Griffin and published by Dramatists Play Service (1988).

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