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Arts & Leisure
by Steve Tesich
Synopsis
Written by the popular author of On the Open Road and other works, this brilliantly caustic play is built around a self absorbed drama critic who judges theatre and life by the same criteria, to absurd extremes.
He is confronted by the bitter, alienated women who have suffered from his unyielding clinical detachment and his determination to judge suffering, global and personal, by its dramatic impact on him.
These include his ex wife, a former actress who is losing her grip; his tragic daughter, a stand up comedienne; his forlornly empathetic old mother and his acrimonious housekeeper and confidante.
The critic longs for human contact but conducts his life as a series of pat scenes that avoid the messy and tangled issues of real relationships.
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1997
Binding Paperback
Pages 66
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573652394
ISBN-10 0573652392
LCCN 99214719
LCC PS3570.E8 A68 1997
DCC 812.54
Arts & Leisure is a American comedy play written by Steve Tesich and published by Samuel French in New York (1997).
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