Naomi Court
by Michael Sawyer

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Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings American

Synopsis

"A stunning, haunting play that breaks your heart just before intermission and then skewers it with an ice pick in the second act.

The toxic effect of Mr. Sawyer's beautifully written five character play is eerily numbing in its flow of quiet wisdom, pathos and savagery.

In the first act after a few lines and five minutes we are thrust into deep anguish and loneliness.

In the second act, our playwright does it again with hair raising creditability - as the bachelor in Naomi Court, a decent aging homosexual, makes the mistake of his life.

Naomi Court is a thriller that will thrill you and your audience."

- New York Times

Press Reviews

"What the theatre is all about. . . . A gut experience . . . tense, unnerving, unexpected. . . . It is a play to see."

— New York Post

"A stunning, haunting play that breaks your heart just before intermission and then skewers it with an ice pick in the second act. The toxic effect of Mr. Sawyer's beautifully written five character play is eerily numbing in its flow of quiet wisdom, pathos and savagery. In the first act after a few lines and five minutes we are thrust into deep anguish and loneliness. In the second act, our playwright does it again with hair raising creditability - as the bachelor in Naomi Court, a decent aging homosexual, makes the mistake of his life. Naomi Court is a thriller that will thrill you and your audience."

— The New York Times

Characters

Character
Lenny Sims

late teens - early 20s, personable, efficient.

David Hawkes

mid 40s, a well-preserved man.

Bunny Berry

late 40s - 50s, an impish man. He is charming, kind, and courtly.

Harper Dolan

20s, masculine, appealing.

Sally Dugan

40s, not quite in touch with reality, but appealing. She is pleasant to look at.

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1975
Binding Unknown Binding
Pages 62
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573613203
ISBN-10 0573613206
LCCN 75325966
LCC PS3569.A867 N3
DCC 812/.5/4

Naomi Court is a American play written by Michael Sawyer and published by Samuel French in New York (1975).

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