Two For The Seesaw
by William Gibson

Two For The Seesaw

Synopsis

William Gibson Comedy Characters: 1 male, 1 female Interior Set This is the long-run Broadway hit that gained stardom for Anne Bancroft in the role of girl from the Bronx whose love for a lonesome lawyer brings a few months of happiness into their lives.

The lawyer is married to a beautiful, well-to-do girl in the midwest whose family sets the pace in local society and intends to run his marriage and his career as well.

He has rebelled, come to New York, and taken up residence with this intriguing young woman.

He is lonely and in need of consolation; she is one of those rare women whose only purpose seems to be making others happy.

Their briefly fulfilling relationship is unhappily destined to failure: he is a cultured gentile with a wife and painful memories while she is a plain Jewish girl with little education and a horrible Bronx accent.

They share happy and humorous moments together, but they both see with sadness the utter hopelessness of the affair.

It's a whale of a hit, a bittersweet joy ride.

- The New York Mirror .

An absorbing, affectionate, and funny delight.

- The New York Daily News

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 2 total roles, 1 female and 1 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1960
ISBN 10
0573617074
ISBN 13
9780573617072
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Illustrated
Print Length
108 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
60004211
LCC
PS3513.I2824 T9 1960
Print
Two For The Seesaw is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1960. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573617072 and an ISBN-10 of 0573617074.

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