Wakey, Wakey

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Wakey, Wakey

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Will Eno

"[A] glowingly dark, profoundly moving new play." - The New York Times

Image: 2017 Signature Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

Wakey, Wakey

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Wakey, Wakey

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Summary

"Is it now? I thought I had more time."

These first words in Will Eno's play are spoken by Guy, a man who knows, like all of us, on some level, that he is about to die. The play questions why we are here and the journeys that everyone takes to eventually get to the same place. Eno challenges what is worth celebrating in life and what is worth treasuring in this moving and funny play.

History

Wakey, Wakey premiered at the Signature Theatre in New York City in February 2017 under the direction of Will Eno.

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Performing Groups
GUY - male, 40s-60s, youthful looking but might suddenly look gaunt or unwell, in the wrong (right) lighting. He's in a wheelchair. 
LISA - female 30s-50s. A warm and caring person, but not inclined toward any kind of sentimentality. Loving, and, matter-of-fact, in equal amounts.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Maybe the common room of a hospital.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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REVIEWS

"[A] glowingly dark, profoundly moving new play." - The New York Times, Read More 

"A work of humor, humanity and grace that makes you want to hug your lover, your neighbor and maybe an usher on the way out […]

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    Will Eno on his play Wakey, Wakey

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  • Wakey, Wakey

    Image: 2017 Signature Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

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Authors

Will Eno

Will Eno

Playwright Will Eno recently completed the Residency Five Fellowship at the Signature Theatre, which premiered his play Title and Deed in 2012,  The Open House in 2014, and Wakey, Wakey in 2017. Will’s play The Underlying Chris premiered at 2nd Stage Theatre in October 2019, ...

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