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Benefactors

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Michael Frayn

Benefactors
by Michael Frayn

"One of the subtlest plays Broadway has seen in years, by one of the most extraordinary writers of the English speaking theater." - Newsweek

"A high point of the theater season." - Wall Street Journal

Benefactors

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
This long-running hit starred Sam Waterston on Broadway as an urban architect whose attempts to improve humanity by the environments he creates, only leads to chaos when the high-rise boom goes bust and two close friends are caught in the cross-hairs.
Keywords
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A bare stage
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Authors

Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933. He began his career as a reporter for the Guardian and later the Observer. After leaving the Observer he continued to write as a columnist as well as publishing novels and plays for television and stage.

His plays for stage include Cop ...

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