The Vampires
by Harry Kondoleon

Name: The Vampires
Brand: Harry Kondoleon
SKU: 9780822212010
Rating: 3.54 (12 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsInterior SetAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, noting that the pacing and plot development could be improved. Some feel that certain character arcs, particularly the daughter's, lacked depth, leading to an unsatisfying conclusion. Nonetheless, there are moments that some audience members enjoyed.

Good moments in the playEngaging themesInteresting conceptClunky plot progressionNeeds more character development

Synopsis

THE STORY: Ed, a carpenter turned playwright, has had his would-be masterpiece savaged by his brother, Ian, a drama critic who (upon losing his job) decides he is a vampire--sinking his fangs into his wife's neck and then sending out to the butcher

Press Reviews

"A biting, wildly funny black comedy by one of our theatre's most brilliantly creative playwrights. The play uses antic flights of fancy and absurdist humor to explore the dark underside of America's apparent well-being. ”As he's demonstrated in the past, Mr. Kondoleon is a promising young writer with a tart tongue and off-the-wall sensibility.“ —The New York Times. ”…a terrific sense of how to keep an audience entertained from moment to moment…a fierce, even apocalyptic vision.“ —Village Voice. ”Kondoleon is a fast hand with absurd humor, particularly the telling quip that reveals personality.“ —New York Daily News. ”THE VAMPIRES with its off-beat humor and world of its own indicates a writer of special gifts."
— BackStage