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Yanks 3 Detroit 0 Top of the Seventh
Author(s):
Jonathan Reynolds
Deftly mingling fantasy and reality, the action centers on "Duke" Bronkowski, an aging big-league pitcher trying for a comeback. As his control begins to weaken, and with it his self-confidence, he is visited on the mound by his coach (who mouths fuzzy platitudes); his catcher (who temperamentally demands obedience to his signals); and his teeny-bopper girlfriend (who reminds him of the painful mess he has made of his personal life). Unable to deliver the fast ball he once had, or the curve ball he never had, Duke becomes a metaphor of middle age, as he smarts from the taunts of the younger base runners and retreats into ethnic jokes to cover his growing awareness of his fading powers. The truth which he finally faces up to is a bitter one but, thanks to the antic imagination of the playwright, its discovery is leavened with laughter and a warm sense of absurdities which flesh is heir to.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 13 | | Male Characters: | 12 | | Female Characters: | 1 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $25 per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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