The Boys Next Door.
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822201437 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 72 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A play in two acts by tom Griffin.
W. English said Wheaties, Anyone?. Actually, this show had an Off-Broadway run. However, that takes nothing away from this play. The "boys" are seen through the eyes of Jack, the social worker assigned to them. He's quickly burning out and needs to move on with his own life. As he says, "Lucien will always be Lucien. Norman will always be Norman. And Arnold will always be Arnold." The play is full of excellent moments for the actors to make us all laugh, cry, and think. It works much better on stage than the Hallmark movie from a few years back. The script is a real machine that never panders to the cha. Four Stars Linda LeBlanc Required material for class.. A Customer said FABULOUS. Why this didn't hit broadway I will never know, yet in all truth it is an awe-inspiring play which probes through the bounds of intelligence and deep into the human soul. It is the story of four mentally disabled men who live in a group home under the supervision of a man named Jack. Their antics fill our hearts with joy and laughter, yet bring us to tears. It makes us (and I use "us" for this very purpose to illustrate how we are all bound together) realize what we take for granted, which are our full and intelligent lives. These four men lacked our intelligence, yet