The Floating Light Bulb
by Woody Allen

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Synopsis

Written for a cast of 4 men and 2 women.

A bittersweet comedy premiered on Broadway at Lincoln Center starring Beatrice Arthur as long-suffered Enid matriarch of the Pollack clan.

Errant husband Max, 13-year-old Steve and Paul, amateur magician and narrator of the story.

Set in 1945 Brooklyn (Canarsie section),The Floating Light Bulb is an evocative drama of a family in crisis leavened by wit, charm and hope.

Press Reviews

"Makes it clear that [Woody Allen is] an accomplished playwright. The play is suffused with gentle laughter as well as touching insights about the damaging effects of parents on children, the effects of dreams and the incipient artist as insecure adolescent.... Should appeal to anyone interested in good theatre."

— WQXR

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 2000
Binding Paperback
Pages 82
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573627392
ISBN-10 0573627398

The Floating Light Bulb is a American comedy play written by Woody Allen and published by Samuel French in New York (2000).

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