
A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Spain (Silverman)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 4m
Set in the West Village in 1936, Jen Silverman’s seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the Disinformation Age explores how art can change the world – for better and worse.
Image: 2023 Second Stage Theater Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
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Cast Size
1w, 4m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Suggested Use
- Monologues
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Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Step into a sophisticated, slippery world where the line between truth and fiction is all in the packaging. It’s 1936, and a pair of passionate filmmakers have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film with the potential to change American hearts and minds. It just happens to be bankrolled by the KGB. This seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the dangerous, ongoing Disinformation Age explores how art can change the world – for better and worse.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1930s
- Setting
1936, The West Village. Sort of.
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- Alcohol
Media
“A plea for virtue in art; a cry against the hollowness of ‘content’ and the mendacity of state-backed media.” – Theatrely
“Clever... ultimately, Silverman is less concerned with Russian influence in the Spanish Civil War than with the permanent problem of art in the world... Silverman’s dialogue has the clipped rhythm of screwball comedy.” – The New York Times
“A play about artists who are dupes and why the art they make doesn’t really change anything.” – The Wrap
“Spain touches issues of propaganda and artistic integrity in an age of mass media.” – Theatermania
Photos
Image: 2023 Second Stage Theater Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.