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A beautiful play about the cold war told through the conversations of two men as they talk "away from the table" in the woods.
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Lee Blessing, Blessing, Lee
72 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1988
This edition
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72 pages, Paperback
- Published
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January 1, 1998 by Dramatist's Play Service
- ISBN
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9780822212201
- ASIN
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082221220X
- Language
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English
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A wonderfully random find thanks to the library. Its verbal chess is performed with insight -- everything you'd expect from Alfred Molina and Steven Weber and LA Theatre Works. A two man show with chemistry and wit and having been written in the 80's, a prophetic look into political negotiations.
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I read t his in the late 80's or early 90's, when I was taking acting classes to help getting over being shy (the secret was that you simply *pretend* not to be shy). Much like the musical Chess, Blessing's play is a product of its era, the Reagan years, and I am curious as to if it will be fully appreciated if it's revived a generation from now.
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Occasionally the play verges on simplicity, and it never probes specific military issues. However, it does not trivialize its subject; nor does it indulge in name-dropping. Mr. Blessing keeps his sense of humor and his healthy skepticism. The playwright's first mission is an assertion of individual personality, an aim in which he is more successful with his Russian character. One of the play's few flaws is that we learn relatively little about the American, except for signs that beneath his scientific exterior there is repressed rebellion.
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Simple, clear, and thought-provoking.
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Cold War conversations between Russian and U.S. negotiators.
Beautiful 2-person play.
Beautiful 2-person play.
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I laughed so much at this deathly serious play. Blessing is a dialogic master, and if you can listen to the LA Theatreworks edition the conversation with him and a real Arms Control negotiator at the end is fantastic
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I heard an MP3 audiobook, performed and published by L.A. Theater Works (ISBN: 9781682660904), an edition that is not listed on goodreads. The play is a duologue ,as author Lee Blessing calls it, of two diplomatic negotiators. It follows their relationship as they get acquainted, gradually get to know one another, and become friends with frank discussion. It is good, well written.
After the play, there is a thought provoking discussion among the producers, Lee Blessing, and a former congressional intelligence advisor.
After the play, there is a thought provoking discussion among the producers, Lee Blessing, and a former congressional intelligence advisor.
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