The Beginning Of August
by Tom Donaghy

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90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmericanComedy

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THE STORY: THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST is the story of Jackie, a man whose wife has abruptly and mysteriously left him and their infant daughter.

Confounded by his wife's unexplained absence and unable to pay for daycare, Jackie accepts the free servic

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"Donaghy holds a cracked mirror up to the contemporary American family, anatomizing its frailties and miscommunications in fractured language that can be both funny and poignant.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer. ”In classic Off-Broadway fashion, THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST is a small play that takes on lofty issues. Such cold topics as loneliness, abandonment and despair are warmed by AUGUST'S humor and insight.“ —NY One. ”Donaghy's sharp, eccentric new comedy. Pungently funny…fresh and precise…“ —Los Angeles Times. ”…blends black comedy, social satire, farce and pathos into a hearty brew."

— USA Today

Publication

Year2001
BindingPaperback
Pages72
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822217862
ISBN-100822217864
LCCN2002276384
LCCPS3554.O4643 B438 2001
DCC812/.54

The Beginning Of August is a American comedy play written by Tom Donaghy and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2001).

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