Work Song
by Jeffrey Hatcher, Eric Simonson

Name: Work Song
Brand: Jeffrey Hatcher
SKU: 9780822221487
Rating: 3.9 (16 reviews)

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 minsExpandable CastingUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging presentation of Frank Lloyd Wright's life and the humorous elements in the audio play. Many find the post-show discussion with the cast informative and a highlight. However, some listeners felt less engaged compared to other works by the same author.

Engaging presentation of historyWell actedHumorous elementsInformative post-show discussionLess engaging than other works

Synopsis

Profound and intelligent tragicomedy that exposes one family's dysfunction from the varying recollections of two brothers.

--Illinois News-Gazette.

Press Reviews

"Perhaps the most complex new play I've seen this season is WORK SONG, a triptych of interlocking one acts by Eric Simonson and Jeffrey Hatcher about the life of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright…Its three parts, each with a different narrative strategy and tone, take the form of a conventional stage bio. One part presents an acid view of Wright in manipulative, pathetically regal celebrityhood at Taliesin, his monument to himself in rural Wisconsin, and the finale is an exquisite vignette about a visit by the ninety-year-old Wright to one of his first houses in Oak Park, Ill.…I hope it will be remounted soon and often.“ —The New York Times. ”As emotionally engrossing as Frank Lloyd Wright himself.“ —Variety. ”Elegant…vigorous…breathtaking…"
— Chicago Tribune