The Substance of Fire and other plays
Jon Robin Baitz
The Substance Of Fire
by Jon Robin Baitz
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, finding it underwhelming and occasionally difficult to engage with. Some highlighted a stronger first act but felt the second act lagged with prolonged arguments and a vague plot.
Powerful monologues Strong first act Vague plot and characters Underwhelming second act
Synopsis
Full Length Drama Characters: 3 male 2 female
2 Interior Sets
Isaac Geldhart the imperious scion of a family owned publishing house is under siege.
A takeover is being engineered by his son Aaron who sees the firm's profitability steadily declining and wants to publish a trashy novel to bring in the bucks.
Isaac plans to go on publishing scholarly works such as a multi volume history of Nazi medical experiments.
Aaron has the necessary yen from Japanese backers but he ne
Press Reviews
"A deeply compassionate play."
— New York Times
"A remarkably intelligent drama."
— New York Newsday
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2010
Binding Paperback
Pages 76
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573692932
ISBN-10 0573692939
LCC PS3552.A393 S8 1992
The Substance Of Fire is a American play written by Jon Robin Baitz and published by Samuel French (2010).
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