The Woolgatherer
by William Mastrosimone

Off-Broadway
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Highlights

105 mins Present Day Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American

Synopsis

Drama Characters: 1 male 1 female

Interior Set

Rose a shy dimestore salesgirl whose life centers around reveries and daydreams lives in a dreary Philadelphia apartment.

Into her life saunters Cliff a hard working hard drinking truck driver.

He is rough and witty and just as starved for love as she is.

Produced to great success at New York's Circle Repertory this delicate two-character drama starred Peter Weller and Patricia Wettig.

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Press Reviews

"[Mastrosimone] has a knack for composing wildly humorous lines at the same time that he is able to penetrate people's hearts and dreams."

— Hollywood Reporter

"The bedrock beauty of these attracting opposites gives the play an unforced power; audiences watch it as if they’re part of it."

— Chicago Reader

"Beautifully written... a deceptively simple play about two people falling in love that becomes a nuanced and authentic character study."

— Conway [New Hampshire] Daily Sun

Characters

Character
Cliff
Rose

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 2011
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573618215
ISBN-10 0573618216
LCCN 92194603
LCC PS3563.A8352 W6 1986
DCC 812/.54

The Woolgatherer is a American play written by William Mastrosimone and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).

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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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