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Benefactors
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m
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
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Cast Size
2w, 2m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
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.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A bare stage
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
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 ...