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Kate Moira Ryan
As Bees In Honey Drown
by Douglas Carter Beane
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What readers are saying
Many readers appreciate the humor and charm in the play while also noting its exploration of fame and artistry. Some find the characters engaging, particularly the protagonist, Alexa Vere de Vere, though there are mixed feelings about the predictability of the plot and the writing style. Overall, the dialogue and exploration of themes resonated well with the audience, despite some criticisms of the resolution.
Engaging characters Humorous and charming Insightful themes Witty dialogue Predictable plot twists Some find it lightweight
Synopsis
THE STORY: Evan Wyler has just finished a photo session with his shirt off.
No, he's not a supermodel; he's a twenty-something New York writer savoring the success of his debut novel.
Defined by the media as the hot-young thing-of-the-moment, Eva
Press Reviews
"A delicious soufflé of a satire…[an] extremely entertaining fable for an age that always chooses image over substance.” —The New York Times. ”In AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN, Douglas Carter Beane…gives a witty assessment of one of the most active and relentless industries in a consumer society, the creation of…'hot' young things, which the media have learned to mass produce with efficiency and zeal."
— New York Daily News
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Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place [New York]
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822216513
ISBN-10 0822216515
LCCN 2007405292
LCC PS3552.E1553 A8 1998
As Bees In Honey Drown is a American comedy play written by Douglas Carter Beane and published by Dramatists Play Service in [New York] (1998).
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