Synopsis
Breathing Time
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
3 Male 3 Female
One reckless and larger than life
The other responsible and grounded
When we meet them, their typical morning ritual proves to be anything but routine
Three weeks later, Jack's sister and Mike's wife meet for dinner
Two strangers connected by only a photograph
Denise is a struggling dancer trying to make ends-meet
Julie is a suburban mother doing her best to raise a young son
Fate has brought this quartet together
But will it tear them apart?
REVIEWS
"a simple study in how ordinary relationships can be shaped or put in perspective by much larger events" ~The New York Times
"[Willimon is] especially good at having one of his characters drop a little bomb of information that takes the audience completely by surprise, changing irrevocably everything that's to follow in the narrative a brilliant study in character"~TheWrap.com
"intimate drama Willimon's gift for incisive characterizations and colorful dialogue is well on display" ~ The Hollywood Reporter
"Willimon writes some of the strongest and most realistic dialogue in theater he is one of our strongest modern playwrights" ~ Theasy.com
TO READ THE OPENING SCENES, click here