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Our Lady of 121st Street: Jesus Hopped the a Train and in Arabia, We'd All Be Kings
Stephen Adly Guirgis
In Arabia We'd All be Kings
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Off-Broadway Off-West End
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Synopsis
A group of troubled, scarred souls call their local bar the closest thing to salvation they have.
Around them, rapidly-gentrifying Hell’s Kitchen and the 90s real-estate boom might take that away from them.
Unaware that their last piece of home is about to be pulled out from under them, the bar patrons struggle on.
Their sense of humor, their misguided hopes and dreams and their lack of self-pity are badges that are tattooed to their souls.
They will all, before the end, demand and take the chance to face head-on their complicated and sad truths.
Press Reviews
"A harrowing new play…just when it seems In Arabia will settle for the shock value of its raw and violent language and imagery…Mr. Adly Guirgis begins to tie all his loose ends together in a grim and sad portrait of life on the streets."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Skank |
| Daisy |
| Sammy |
| Demaris |
| Miss Reyes |
| Jake |
| Vic/Carroll/Man #1 |
| Charlie |
| Chickie |
| Greer/Rakim |
| Holy Roller/Man #2/Sal |
| Lenny |
Publication
In Arabia We'd All be Kings is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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