The Good Doctor - Softcover

Simon, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0573609713 ISBN 13: 9780573609718

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Comedy / Casting: 2m, 3f / Scenery: Var. settings

This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch a harridan storms a bank and upbraids the manager for his gout and lack of money. In another, a father takes his son to a house where he will be initiated into the mysteries of sex, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever. In another sketch, a crafty seducer goes to work on a wedded woman, only to realize that the woman has been in command from the first overture. Let us not forget the classic tale of a man who offers to drown himself for three rubles. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the humor infectious and the fun unending.

"A great deal of warmth and humor in his retelling of these Chekhovian tales."-Newhouse Newspapers

"There is much fun here. Mr. Simon's comic fancy is admirable."-The New York Times

About this title

About the Author:

America's most prolific and beloved playwright, Neil Simon is the author of more than two dozen plays and screenplays. In 1990, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the winner of three Tony Awards. Simon splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Samuel French, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0573609713
• ISBN 13: 9780573609718
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88