Skyscraper (Musical)
Elmer Rice
Skyscraper
by David Auburn
Off-Broadway
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Synopsis
Jessica, a young photographer fighting to save the building, has injured herself trying to take pictures of the crumbling skyscraper.
She and her lawyer, Jane, are suing the demolisher, Raymond.
Raymond has his own He has just been forced to fire his dreamy and unreliable brother, Joseph.
Meanwhile, Louis, a 110-year-old man whose life is bound up with the building, tries to rescue Vivian, a distraught young woman determined to leap from the roof.
Jessica inadvertently saves Raymond's life; Jane seduces Joseph; Louis struggles with Vivian and his failing memory; and all of their lives are changed as they uncover the threads that connect them to Chicago, this building, and each other.
Press Reviews
"Fairly items with intriguing notions."
— New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Vivian |
| Jessica |
| Jane |
| Joseph |
| Raymond |
| Louis |
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822216520
ISBN-10 0822216523
LCCN 2006491305
LCC PS3551.U255 S58 1998
Skyscraper is a American play written by David Auburn and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1998).
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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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