Pastorale
by Deborah Eisenberg

Name: Pastorale
Brand: Deborah Eisenberg
SKU: 9780573613630
Rating: 3.92 (14 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Room for ExtrasInterior SetAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Pastorale' to be a clever and humorous exploration of urban youth in an incongruent pastoral setting. Many appreciate Deborah Eisenberg's unique writing style and how it captures life's experiences. Overall, the play elicits laughter and interest in its characters, although some believe it may not have aged well.

Clever and humorousUnique writing styleEngaging charactersSome feel it has dated badly

Synopsis

Comedy Characters: 3 male 4 female optional extras.

Interior Set.

Melanie has rented a country house where she is joined by her friend Rachel who came for a weekend but forgot to leave and by their school friend Steve.

They spend nearly a year on the sofa meandering through a mental landscape of phobias friendships work sex slovenliness and epistemology.

Other people happen by: Steve's girlfriend a virtuous and annoying man Melanie picked up in a bar and a couple who a

Press Reviews

"Deborah Eisenberg is one of the freshest and funniest voices in some seasons."
— Newsweek

"A very funny, stylish comedy."
— The New Yorker

"Wacky charm and wayward wit."
— New York Magazine

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MELANIE mid-20s	—	mid-20s	mid-20s
STEVE mid-20s	—	mid-20s	mid-20s
RACHEL mid-20s	—	mid-20s	mid-20s
EDIE mid-20s	—	mid-20s	mid-20s
JOHN mid-20s	—	mid-20s	mid-20s
MAN around 28-30, alo a part of the couple	—	30	around 28-30, alo a part of the couple
CELIA around 19 or 20	—	20	around 19 or 20
3 COLORADANS if possible	—	—	if possible