Careless Love
by John Olive

Careless Love Book Cover
Careless Love Cover

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1980s

Synopsis

Here is a play about commitment and responsibility in love.

Jack, an aspiring actor, is serious about his career but not about his girlfriend, Martha, an aspiring dancer.

They drift along on a cloud of good times, until Martha gets pregnant.

By the time Jack realizes he wants to make an emotional commitment to Martha and their child, she has had the baby and put it up for adoption.

Martha becomes a self-sufficient contemporary woman; it is Jack who will hurt forever from the pain of eternal separation from his child.

Press Reviews

"In the delicacy of its writing, in the truth of its details [...] it is a most lovely, most satisfying evening in the theatre."

— Chicago Tribune

"Works a winsome magic."

— Philadelphia Daily News

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573690792
ISBN-10 0573690790

Careless Love is a play written by John Olive and published by Samuel French .

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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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