Can You Forgive Her?
by Gina Gionfriddo

Off-Broadway
Can You Forgive Her? Book Cover
Can You Forgive Her? Cover

Highlights

105 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

"It's Halloween night, and Miranda is desperate for a way out.

She's drowning in debt, may be falling for the man who pays her bills, and is on the run from her date who has threatened to kill her.

When Graham and his fiancâee Tanya offer her a safe haven, a door opens for all of them ... but is the promise of a better life a treat or a trick?

Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Gina Gionfriddo brings her unforgettable dark humor to this timely, ferociously funny story of lost souls grappling with emotionaland financial dependence, and the costs of the American Dream"--Page [4] of cover.

Press Reviews

"Gionfriddo break[s] new ground on the topics she writes so well...Gionfriddo raises interesting questions about the rules that govern these tangled webs. What does a parent owe a child? What does a child owe a parent? Does anyone or anything in this world owe us anything?” – TheaterMania“A devilish screwball comedy…[with] colorful, quirky characters…it’s delightful to spend an hour and a half with these zany folks…[Can You Forgive Her?] addresses substantial themes like love, money, work, commitment and parenthood. By giving it the ‘black comedy’ treatment, Gionfriddo takes us for a wild, entertaining ride and at the same time gives us a meaningful moral.” – Theater Pizzazz“A sharp dissection of the American dream…in the guise of a dark comedy…The dialogue is witty and well crafted… [The] complicated web of characters keeps the drama high at an almost farcical pace…but underneath the antics of Halloween night is a deeper meditation on money, class and the choices we make."

— Theasy

Characters

Character
Tanya

27

Miranda

28

David

50s

Sateesh

24

Graham

40

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Can You Forgive Her? – Original Huntington Theatre Production Trailer

Publication

Year 2018
Binding Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 71
Place New York, NY
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822237662
ISBN-10 0822237660
LCC PS3607.I4592 C36 2018
DCC 812/.6

Can You Forgive Her? is a American comedy play written by Gina Gionfriddo and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, NY (2018).

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