Synopsis
Bill W. and Dr. Bob
$10.99 Published by Samuel French Inc
3 Male 3 Female
This is the amazing and often humorous story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, and of their wives, who founded Al Anon
During the roaring '20s, New York stockbroker Bill Wilson rides high on money, fame, and booze. In '29, both he and the market crash and he becomes a hopeless drunk
Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon in Akron, Ohio, and a pillar of the community, has been a secret drunk for thirty years, often going into the operating room hungover and high on sedatives
His family has tried everything to no avail. Through an astonishing series of events involving doctors, ministers, the Oxford Group evangelical movement, and Henrietta Sieberling a scion of the Goodyear Rubber fortune, Bill and Bob meet on Mother's Day of 1935
The two men form a relationship which keeps each sober. Fired up, they seek out a third drunk to see if their program will work for others. Richly textured with the ragtime and jazz of the era, the play tells a magnificent American success story
"A deeply human, audience embracing tale" ~ Variety
"One of the best plays of the year" ~ San Diego Union Tribune
"Inspiring" ~ Boston Globe