The Last Word--
by Oren Safdie

Name: The Last Word--
Brand: Oren Safdie
SKU: 9780822221234
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Male

45 mins Interior Set American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: Henry Grunwald is a Viennese Jew who fled the Nazis and became a successful New York advertising executive.

Now retired and nearly blind, Henry is determined to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a playwright.

When young Len Artz, also

Press Reviews

"Safdie's one-act offers unique insight and analysis about the craft [of playwriting]…Entertaining, and at times hilarious.“ —Herald Tribune. ”Sweetly amusing…Mr. Safdie writes funny dialog, and he is to be admired for the strength of his convictions.“ —The New York Times. ”Good staging, good set, good everything…THE LAST WORD is as clever as Private Jokes, Public Places, and Mr. Safdie has written Hill Street Blues Star, Daniel J. Travanti, a dream part.“ —Wall Street Journal. ”Remarkable!…THE LAST WORD rings with emotional and comic veracity, and has more to say about life and literature in its brief 90 minutes than most plays twice its length.“ —Show Business Weekly. ”A fascinating and amusing exploration of the connection between a possibly delusional and impractical older man and a steadfast but slightly insecure young man.“ —CurtainUp. ”The dialogue crackles, and Safdie somehow makes a not unfamiliar set-up seem fresh.“ —TheaterMania. ”A thoughtful and balanced portray"
— Backstage West