The Job
by Shem Bitterman

Name: The Job
Brand: Shem Bitterman
SKU: 9780573627378
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama Critics Circle

WINNER! 1999 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award, Outstanding New Play

Synopsis

Frank, a down on his luck con artist, is trying to go straight and sober.

His hooker girlfriend wants to get married.

He applies at an "agency" where a contractor places him in the perfect "job."

When Frank realizes he has been hired to murder an unemployed engineer who wants the insurance money for his family, he panics and subcontracts the hit to his old partner, a slick operator who is now making it as a fire and brimstone evangelist.

There are deals, subdeals, and counterdeals, changes of mind and heart.

Was Martin really knocked off?

Where is the body?

Will the Agency take revenge on Frank for a double cross?

What really happened in Kansas City?

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
John mid 30s to 40s, works at an employment agency	—	30s	mid 30s to 40s, works at an employment agency
Mags mid 30s to 40s, never worked	—	30s	mid 30s to 40s, never worked
Jim mid 30s to 40s, a con artist	—	30s	mid 30s to 40s, a con artist
Martin mid 30s to 40s, long term unemployed	—	30s	mid 30s to 40s, long term unemployed
Frank mid 30s to 40s, a down on his luck job seeker	male	30s	mid 30s to 40s, a down on his luck job seeker