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Sad Hotel

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3f, 3m

Sad Hotel
by David Foley

Set in a house on the Florida coast in the early sixties, this is a fictionalized account of a famous playwright's relationship with his male lover. The play traces the dissolution of a fifteen-year relationship under pressures of fame, failure and a…

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Summary
Set in a house on the Florida coast in the early sixties, this is a fictionalized account of a famous playwright's relationship with his male lover. The play traces the dissolution of a fifteen-year relationship under pressures of fame, failure and addiction. Trapped between a choice of love or loneliness, and the extremes of desire and betrayal, the characters test the limitations of human contact. Yet in the face of final loss, they struggle towards reconciliation, forgiveness and a kind of peace.
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting A kitchen and sitting-area

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David Foley

David Foley

David Foley’s thriller Deadly Murder has been translated into multiple languages and has been produced across the United States, Europe and Asia. It was nominated for a 2008 Edgar Award after it premiered at the first International Mystery Writers’ Festival. His other plays i ...
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