When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
by Mark Howard Medoff, Mark Medoff

Off-Broadway
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Highlights

90 mins 1960s Ensemble Cast Interior Set Period Costumes American

Awards & Recognition

Obie Award

Winner! 1974 Obie Award for Distinguished Play

Synopsis

THE STORY: The scene is an all-night diner in a sleepy southwestern town, the time early Sunday morning, when the night attendant, young Stephen (Red) Ryder, is about to turn his duties over to his daytime counterpart, Angel.

Her friend Lyle, who r

Press Reviews

"We are in the hands of a playwright who knows what he is doing every step of the way."

— The New Yorker

"Very skillful and very effective."

— Village Voice

"A fascinating and commanding play… One of the very best plays of the season."

— The New York Times

Characters

Character
Angel
Lyle
Clark
Clarisse
Richard
Teddy
Cheryl
Stephen

Videos

When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? – International Theatre Program

Publication

Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822212409
ISBN-10 0822212404

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? is a American play written by Mark Howard Medoff and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1998).

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