Uncle Bob
by Austin Pendleton

Name: Uncle Bob
Brand: Austin Pendleton
SKU: 9780822214762
Rating: 2.85 (13 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Male

90 minsInterior SetAmerican LGBTQ Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some appreciate its deep commentary on AIDS and the impact of health insurance, others find it confusing or feel that it hasn't aged well since its original context in the 1990s.

Powerful commentary on AIDS crisisCondensed storytellingStrong character dynamicsConfusing narrative for someHasn't aged well

Synopsis

THE STORY: Uncle Bob lives in New York as an uproariously articulate hermit, separated from the wife to whom he is devoted--and who is devoted to him.

He is visited by his nephew, Josh, who is without a job, without a completed college education, an

Press Reviews

"…full of funny exchanges, a sharp sense of paradox and some genuine drama…sparks fly.” —New York Daily News. “Intense…very funny…riveting.” —The New Yorker. “UNCLE BOB moves Pendleton unequivocally into the ranks of noteworthy playwrights.” —Nassau Herald. ”…This is superb theater…one stunning surprise after another, unrelenting and uncompromising to the last, Austin Pendleton's play is a triumph…"
— Drama-Logue