American Buffalo

by David Mamet

Overview

Drama / Characters: 3 male

Scenery: Interior

Best American Play New York Drama Critics' Circle Award during the 1976-77 season this volatile drama starred Robert Duvall in the original Broadway production and has seen revivals with Al Pacino and most recently on Broadway with John Leguizamo in 2008. In a Chicago junk shop three small time crooks plot to rob a man of his coin collection the showpiece of which is a valuable "Buffalo nickel". These high-minded grifters fancy themselves busin

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573640230
Publisher:	Concord Theatricals
Publication date:	12/02/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	90
Sales rank:	259,674
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)

Editorial Reviews

Mamet deserves recognition for his careful, gorgeous, loving sense of language. He has the most acute ear for dialogue of any American writer since J.D. Salinger.

Village Voice

A gripping and exciting play which provides the richest and best qualities of the theater experience.

New York Post

In this 1975 OBIE-winning gem by one of America’s most influential writers, actors Rich Hutchman (“Madmen”) and Josh Stamberg (“Parenthood”) and newcomer Maurice Williams own the stage as a comic/tragic trio of criminal-mastermind wannabes intent on stealing a rare Buffalo Nickel. Hutchman and Stamberg especially revel in finding the everyday poetry in the quick and rhythmic dialogue of Chicago’s South Side. This short play is no simple, breezy comedy as the actors dig deep to bring out the vulnerability, confusion, and hurt in their working-class characters. Kudos to L.A. Theatre Works for this delightful 2015 production, and for once again demonstrating that the contemporary stage is perfect for audiobook listening. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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