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Becky Shaw is an amusing and cleverly constructed comedy about ambition, the cost of being truthful, and the perils of a blind date. The fast and funny dialogue navigates between five distinctively perverse and disingenuously dysfunctional characters. The plot is as follows: from the moment that Becky arrives overdressed for her blind date with straight-talking Max, it's clear the evening won't go to plan. In the immediate fallout, Becky becomes an object of devotion for her boss Andrew, who appears to have a fetish for vulnerable women. In turn Andrew's wife Suzanna turns to her step-brother Max for comfort, and their mutual desire begins to resurface. Gina Gionfriddo's masterful play is a biting American comedy with sharp, witty dialogue and a carefully crafted yet unforced story arc. Character-driven, Becky Shaw is a comic tale of tangled love lives and a subtle but acerbic comedy of manners.
Reviews “It remains sharp and funny to the end, and presents its characters with the irony and wit of a latter-day Jane Austen. The dramatist lays bare these tangled relationships with great wit and insight, and the dialogue fairly fizzes along” – Charles Spencer, Telegraph “Sharp and sassy American comedy.it is dazzlingly written and studded with rapier-sharp lines” – Unknown, Financial Times “Every line is a poisoned dart and every character is an assassination. It's tough on them but sublimely funny for us: Gionfriddo's play has the moral subtlety of Jane Austen but it yanks its characters' illusions down with the off-kilter ease that's usually the trademark of access-all-areas TV satirists like Larry David or Tina Fey.” – Caroline McGinn, Time Out “ Becky Shaw, another new play, is a ferociously funny comedy of outrageously bad manners by American Gina Gionfriddo. From the start, you're riveted.” – Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday.
Contents. Productions The play had its world premiere at the in on February 29, 2008. The play was commissioned by the after the success of Gionfriddo's last play, at the 2004 Humana Festival. Directed by Peter Dubois, the cast featured.
Reviewed the play for, writing: 'The new play marks an impressive stride for a writer with a saw-toothed wit and a seductive interest in exploring the rewards and responsibilities of emotional interdependence. Becky Shaw is a thoroughly enjoyable play, suspenseful, witty and infused with an unsettling sense of the potential for psychic disaster inherent in almost any close relationship.' After the play opened to critical acclaim at the Humana Festival, it was soon announced that would play host to its Off-Broadway debut in the winter of 2008-09. Performances began at Second Stage on December 16, 2008 in previews, officially opening on January 8, 2009. This production saw the return of director Peter DuBois along with original cast members Annie Parisse (as Becky Shaw). The cast featured,.
Kelly Bishop was cast as Susan, a woman with who hooks up with a man much younger than herself, and quite disreputable. Susan, a domineering woman, also has quite a dysfunctional relationship with her daughter Suzanna (Emily Bergl) in the play. Due to positive reception and strong box office numbers, performances were extended through March 15, 2009. Director Peter DuBois and Gionfriddo met at in the 1990s, and DuBois directed her thesis production ( U.S. Drag) there; he has also directed her play Rapture, Blister, Burn. Regional and international The in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania produced the play from December 30, 2009 to February 7, 2010, directed.
The Australian premiere was produced by Echelon Productions at the MTC Lawler Studio in Melbourne opening on October 27, 2010. The production was directed by Indira Carmichael and starred Daniel Frederiksen, Amanda Levy, Alex Papps, Kate Atkinson and Judith Roberts. Awards and nominations In discussing the possibities for the 2009, Playbill wrote: 'Another contender frequently mentioned for the 2009 Pulitzer is Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw.
As praised as that work After Ashley was, many critics considered Becky Shaw — about a quartet of emotionally damaged and dependent young people — to be her most mature play to date.' Becky Shaw was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won by ). Gina Gionfriddo won the 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award (John Gassner Award).
The play received nominations for the, and as Outstanding Play. References. Actors Theatre of Louisville. Archived from on 2007-12-18. Jones, Kenneth.
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