Synopsis

Stand Up Tragedy

$10.99

Bill Cain

Published by Samuel French Inc

9 Male 0 Female

Tom Griffin teaches Hispanic boys at a Catholic school on New York's lower east side. He tries to rescue one student: Lee Cortez, a talented artist trapped in a violent environment

Lee's home life is startlingly presented as the actor playing him also portrays his slatternly mother and his violent brother. Lee is murdered by his brother, a jealous maniac who can't stand to see him transcend the forces dragging him down

Terrific rap numbers are interspersed with the collage like scenes, providing a students' eye view of the world

"A stunner" ~ N.Y. Post

"Wonderful dialogue" ~ N.Y. Daily News

"A timely combination of style and substance.... A gritty verismo entertainment about battered ideals" ~ N.Y. Newsday

"The material in the play is not new, but Mr. Cain presents it with uncommon honesty and ample humor" ~ Wall Street Journal

Browse Library

About Stageplays

Stageplays offers you the largest collection of Plays & Musicals in the world.

Based in the UK and the USA, we’ve been serving the online theatre community since the last century. We’re primarily a family-run business and several of us also work in professional theatre.

But we’re all passionate about theatre and we all work hard to share that passion with you and the world’s online community.

Subscribe to our theatre newsletter

We'll email you regular details of new plays and half-price special offers on a broad range of theatre titles.

Shipping

We can deliver any play in print to any country in the world - and we ship from both the US and the UK.

© 2010 - 2024 Stageplays, Inc.