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Blue Collar Blues
Denise Kay Dillard
Between Daylight And Boonville
by Matt Williams
Why we like it
"A touching narrative that balances emotion and simplicity, perfect for intimate performances."
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Readers appreciate the play for its relevance and suitability for acting classes. The overall feedback is positive, highlighting the quality of the scenes presented.
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Synopsis
Comic Drama
Characters:1 male 4 female 3 children (2 male 1 female) Exterior Set The play is set in the coal mining country of southern Indiana.
Carla a twenty six year old high school dropout wife and mother dreams of packing up and moving to escape her dreary existence.
She is teased threatened and cajoled by her friends as they settle into an ordinary day of trading gossip reading magazines and prattling about sex while the children dart in and out.
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Press Reviews
"As beguiling as it is original."
— The Baltimore Sun
"The characters emerge slowly and thrillingly,like a rubbing under a charcoal pencil."
— New York Magazine
"Williams...draws a remarkably accurate canvas...The colloquial dialogue is pungent and often funny."
— The Washington Post
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2011
Binding Paperback
Edition Not Stated
Pages 102
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573619014
ISBN-10 0573619018
LCCN 83237176
LCC PS3573.I4533 B4 1983
DCC 812/.54
Between Daylight And Boonville is a American comedy play written by Matt Williams and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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