Bliss, or What Happens
Brooke A Berman
The Substance of Bliss
by Tony Glazer
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Exterior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Synopsis
The Substance of Bliss provides an opportunity to sit with Paul and Donna as they wait during the late night for their troubled fifteen-year-old son to come home.
As they wait for him they keep their minds occupied by cleaning and discussing potential renovations to the house.
The conversation slowly veers toward their decision to marry and have the child that is causing them so much angst.
Press Reviews
"The Substance of Bliss is a sympathetic study of suburban despair [...]"
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
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| Paul |
| Donna |
Publication
The Substance of Bliss is a play written by Tony Glazer and published by Samuel French .
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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