The Tennis Game
by George W S. Trow

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90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

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THE STORY: TTaking place in three sets played out on a tennis court, the play deals with the changing manners and values of the moneyed classes, and their hangers-on, from the turn of the century, through the '20s and '30s, and on to the present

Press Reviews

"This play uses the game of tennis as a metaphor to trace the evolution of upper class life in America from turn of the century courtliness; through World War I competitiveness; and on to contemporary prosperity and greed. “…it is intelligent, graceful, sometimes profound; and its language is a rare demonstration of the pleasure literacy can provide on the stage."

— The New York Times

"…head and shoulders above the usual, in braininess, wit, and style."

— Cue Magazine

Publication

Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822211204
ISBN-100822211203

The Tennis Game is a American play written by George W S. Trow and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp

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