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Speed-the-Plow
Author(s):
David Mamet
Joe Mantegna, Ron Silver and Madonna staffed on Broadway in this hilarious satire of Hollywood, a microcosm of American culture. Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a hot male movie star, and he has brought it to his friend Bobby Gould, head of production for a major film company, Both see the script as a ticket to the really big table (where the power is). The star wants to do it: all they have to do is pitch it to their boss in the morning. Meanwhile, Bobby bets Charlie that he can seduce the secretary temp. As a ruse, he has given her a novel "by some Eastern sissy writer" that he is supposed to read before saying "thanks
but-no-thanks." She is determined that the novel, not the trite vehicle, should be the company's next project. When she does sleep with Bobby, he finds the experience is
so transmogrifying that Charlie must plead with Bobby not to pitch the sissy film. "Hilarious and chilling .--N.Y. Times. "Mamet's clearest, wittiest play."-N. Y.Daily News. "I laughed and laughed. The play is crammed with won
derful, dazzling, brilliant lines."-N.Y. Post.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Contemporary 1950 -1990
| | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Simple | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 3 | | Male Characters: | 2 | | Female Characters: | 1 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | $6.00 (Royalty $60-$40)
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Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Samuel French
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