Skintight

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Skintight

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Skintight assays the nature of love, the power of attraction, and the ways in which a superficial culture persists in teaching its children that all that matters is what’s on the inside.

Image: 2018 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Reeling from her ex-husband’s engagement to a much younger woman, Jodi Isaac turns to her famous fashion-designer dad for support. Instead, she finds him wrapped up in his West Village townhouse with Trey. Who’s twenty. And not necessarily gay. But probably an adult film star. At least, according to Jodi’s son. Who’s also twenty. And definitely gay.

Skintight assays the nature of love, the power of attraction, and the ways in which a superficial culture persists in teaching its children that all that matters is what’s on the inside.

History
Skintight premiered off-Broadway on June 21, 2018 at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. Directed by Daniel Aukin, the production featured Idina Menzel, Jack Wetherall, Eli Gelb and Will Brittain.

JODI ISAAC – mid-forties
ELLIOT ISAAC – (almost) seventy, Jodi’s father
BENJAMIN CULLEN – twenty, Jodi’s son
TREY – twenty, Elliot’s partner
ORSOLYA – a female housekeeper, fifties/sixties
JEFF – a male houseboy, forties

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A West Village townhouse. The present.
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Very funny and poignant and well-crafted.” – The Wrap

“Harmon charms his audiences with witty dialogue and recognizable characters before slapping us back to reality with penetrating observations about the hypocritical myths that undergird American society.” – Theatermania

“Harmon is an extremely gifted writer of comic dialogue.” – NY1

Videos

  • Skintight: Montage, Roundabout Theatre Co. youtube thumbnail

    Skintight: Montage, Roundabout Theatre Co.

  • Skintight: Clip 1, Roundabout Theatre Co. youtube thumbnail

    Skintight: Clip 1, Roundabout Theatre Co.

Photos

  • Skintight

    Image: 2018 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Joshua Harmon

Joshua Harmon's plays include Bad Jews, Significant Other, Admissions, Skintight, and Prayer for the French Republic. He and Sarah Silverman co-wrote the libretto for The Bedwetter based on her memoir. His plays have been produced on Broadway and the West End; off-Broadway at ...

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