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Be Here Now
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3f, 1m
Two lost souls come together under most unusual circumstances in this deeply insightful and charmingly funny play.
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Cast Size
3f, 1m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Surrounded by painfully cheerful co-workers, Bari is deeply cynical and woefully underemployed working at a small-town fulfillment center. After an unexpected and unexplainable turn of events, Bari finds herself on an enlightening new path. When she meets Mike, a man who makes art out of garbage, it’s Bari’s turn to pull another out of the darkness. Be Here Now asks what we are willing to do for love and happiness and to create meaning in our lives.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting East Cooperville, a small, fictional town in upstate NY, about a hundred miles from Manhattan
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 90 minutes
Media
"It is clever and soul-searching and filled with laughter." Cincinnati Inquirer
“In a time that often feels like nothing matters, Be Here Now bursts through the gloom and offers a new and uplifting perspective.” City Beat
“Vivid characters and an innate depth of humanity […] One of the best scripts from a major writer.” Palm Beach Arts Paper
“Takes the audience on an emotional journey that serves up hilarity, sorrow and more.” Sun Sentinel
“[Be Here Now] takes threads of the meaning of life, mindful living, and finding purpose in the forgotten and (weaves) them into a beautiful, thought-provoking tapestry.” Sun Sentinel
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Deborah Zoe Laufer
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s plays have been produced at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Cleveland Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Portland Stage, and 80 other theaters around the country, in Germany, Russia and Canada.
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