Men On The Verge Of A His-Panic Breakdown
Guillermo Reyes
Stand Up Tragedy
by Bill Cain
Synopsis
Tom Griffin teaches Hispanic boys at a Catholic school on New York's lower east side.
He tries to rescue one student: Lee Cortez, a talented artist trapped in a violent environment.
Lee's home life is startlingly presented as the actor playing him also portrays his slatternly mother and his violent brother.
Lee is murdered by his brother, a jealous maniac who can't stand to see him transcend the forces dragging him down.
Terrific rap numbers are interspersed with the collage like scenes, providing a students' eye view of the world.
Press Reviews
"A stunner."
— N.Y. Post
"Wonderful dialogue."
— N.Y. Daily News
"A timely combination of style and substance.... A gritty verismo entertainment about battered ideals."
— N.Y. Newsday
"The material in the play is not new, but Mr. Cain presents it with uncommon honesty and ample humor."
— Wall Street Journal
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1991
Binding Paperback
Edition Edition Unstated
Pages 195
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573692529
ISBN-10 0573692521
LCCN 91194169
LCC PS3553.A387 S7 1991
DCC 812/.54
Stand Up Tragedy is a American play written by Bill Cain and published by Samuel French in New York (1991).
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