Night- Mother: A Play - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809073617 ISBN 13: 9780809073610

Synopsis

Mickey and Gina are a blue collar couple with the whole world ahead of them, until Tom's drinking and Gina's unrealized dreams tear them apart. Set against a backdrop of American history from the turbulent 60's through the 80's AIDS crisis, Northeast Local is a bittersweet journey through marriage, divorce, and its aftermath.

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Review:

"The subjects are suicide, love, and the meaning of life--as huge as they come; but they are treated with the specificity of threading a needle or choosing the right breakfast for your needs. Humor and pathos pop up as naturally as wild flowers or fences by the roadside; there is devastating psychological accuracy and nothing seems contrived; and there is that bustle of minutely perceived existential details that bespeak the master."--John Simon, "New York"
"Ever since I first read "'night, Mother "it has filled me with the kind of exaltation I experience only in the presence of a major dramatic work..."--Robert Brustein, "The New Republic"
"If there is such a thing as benign explosion, this play is it: it detonates with startling quietness, showering us with truth, compassion and uncompromising honesty..."--Jack Kroll, "Newsweek"
"A spare but lyrical dialogue, "'night, Mother" probes deeply into the mother-daughter relationship while making a disturbing statement about responsibility and courage. It is as artfully designed as a sonata, rising in each dramatic movement until it arrives at its inevitable destination."--"The New York Times Magazine"

The subjects are suicide, love, and the meaning of life--as huge as they come; but they are treated with the specificity of threading a needle or choosing the right breakfast for your needs. Humor and pathos pop up as naturally as wild flowers or fences by the roadside; there is devastating psychological accuracy and nothing seems contrived; and there is that bustle of minutely perceived existential details that bespeak the master. "John Simon, New York"

Ever since I first read "'night, Mother "it has filled me with the kind of exaltation I experience only in the presence of a major dramatic work... "Robert Brustein, The New Republic"

If there is such a thing as benign explosion, this play is it: it detonates with startling quietness, showering us with truth, compassion and uncompromising honesty... "Jack Kroll, Newsweek"

A spare but lyrical dialogue, "'night, Mother" probes deeply into the mother-daughter relationship while making a disturbing statement about responsibility and courage. It is as artfully designed as a sonata, rising in each dramatic movement until it arrives at its inevitable destination. "The New York Times Magazine""

The subjects are suicide, love, and the meaning of life--as huge as they come; but they are treated with the specificity of threading a needle or choosing the right breakfast for your needs. Humor and pathos pop up as naturally as wild flowers or fences by the roadside; there is devastating psychological accuracy and nothing seems contrived; and there is that bustle of minutely perceived existential details that bespeak the master. John Simon, New York

Ever since I first read 'night, Mother it has filled me with the kind of exaltation I experience only in the presence of a major dramatic work... Robert Brustein, The New Republic

If there is such a thing as benign explosion, this play is it: it detonates with startling quietness, showering us with truth, compassion and uncompromising honesty... Jack Kroll, Newsweek

A spare but lyrical dialogue, 'night, Mother probes deeply into the mother-daughter relationship while making a disturbing statement about responsibility and courage. It is as artfully designed as a sonata, rising in each dramatic movement until it arrives at its inevitable destination. The New York Times Magazine

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"The subjects are suicide, love, and the meaning of life--as huge as they come; but they are treated with the specificity of threading a needle or choosing the right breakfast for your needs. Humor and pathos pop up as naturally as wild flowers or fences by the roadside; there is devastating psychological accuracy and nothing seems contrived; and there is that bustle of minutely perceived existential details that bespeak the master." --John Simon, New York

"Ever since I first read 'night, Mother it has filled me with the kind of exaltation I experience only in the presence of a major dramatic work..." --Robert Brustein, The New Republic

"If there is such a thing as benign explosion, this play is it: it detonates with startling quietness, showering us with truth, compassion and uncompromising honesty..." --Jack Kroll, Newsweek

"A spare but lyrical dialogue, 'night, Mother probes deeply into the mother-daughter relationship while making a disturbing statement about responsibility and courage. It is as artfully designed as a sonata, rising in each dramatic movement until it arrives at its inevitable destination." --The New York Times Magazine

About the Author:

Tom Donaghy writes for theater and television. His plays have been produced at Atlantic Theater Company (which he helped found), Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center Theater, South Coast Repertory, LaJolla Playhouse and The Goodman Theatre, among others. His plays are published in a collection by Grove Press - The Beginning of August and Other Plays - and in acting editions by Dramatists Play Service. For television, he created ABC's hour drama series The Whole Truth.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0809073617
• ISBN 13: 9780809073610
• Binding: Hardcover