Gnit
by Will Eno

Name: Gnit
Brand: Will Eno
SKU: 9780573703072
Rating: 3.88 (1 reviews)

Highlights

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120 minsReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the unique take on the classic story with a blend of comedy and tragedy. Many describe it as enjoyable and accessible, even for those unfamiliar with the original material. The writing is praised for its simplicity and the poignant moments resonate well with the audience.

Unique blend of comedy and tragedyBeautifully written and accessiblePoignant and introspective momentsSome find the character annoying

Synopsis

Is laziness the opposite of love?

Is the search for the Self for total nobodies?

These are questions posed through the prolific pen of Will Eno, one of America's leading contemporary playwrights, whose talents for playful idiosyncratic language shine through in Gnit.

Watch closely as Peter Gnit, a funny-enough but so-so specimen of humanity, makes a lifetime of bad decisions, on the search for his True Self, which is disintegrating while he searches.

A rollicking and very cautionary tale about, among other things, how the opposite of love is laziness.

Gnit is a faithful, unfaithful, and willfully American reading of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, a 19th-century Norwegian play which is famous for all the wrong reasons, written by Will Eno, who has never been to Norway.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Peter male, 30s-40s	male	30s	male, 30s-40s
Stranger 1 (STRANGER 3, MOYNIHAN, VOICE, HUNTER, ROBBER, Voice of SPHINX, SHACKLETON, PALE MAN, REPORTER), male, late 20s-40s	male	20s	(STRANGER 3, MOYNIHAN, VOICE, HUNTER, ROBBER, Voice of SPHINX, SHACKLETON, PALE MAN, REPORTER), male, late 20s-40s
Stranger 2 (BRIDESMAID, BRIDE, GROUPIE, WOMAN IN GREEN, HELEN, CASE WORKER, ANITRA, PASTOR, BREMER, ANNA), female, late 20s-40s	female	20s	(BRIDESMAID, BRIDE, GROUPIE, WOMAN IN GREEN, HELEN, CASE WORKER, ANITRA, PASTOR, BREMER, ANNA), female, late 20s-40s
Town (THE GREEN FAMILY, INTERNATIONAL MAN, BEGRIFFIN), male, 30s-50s	male	30s	(THE GREEN FAMILY, INTERNATIONAL MAN, BEGRIFFIN), male, 30s-50s
Solvay (BARTENDER, DARK LADY, GRAVEDIGGER, AUCTIONEER), female, 30s-40Note: Double-cast roles are in parentheses. This suggested configuration will require a number of quick-changes, but these are certainly in the spirit of the play.	female	30s	(BARTENDER, DARK LADY, GRAVEDIGGER, AUCTIONEER), female, 30s-40Note: Double-cast roles are in parentheses. This suggested configuration will require a number of quick-changes, but these are certainly in the spirit of the play.
Mother (UNCLE JOE, BEGGAR), female, 60s or so	female	60s	(UNCLE JOE, BEGGAR), female, 60s or so