Sexual Perversity in Chicago and the Duck Variations: Two Plays (Paperback)

from TakeItOrLeaveIt

one of the first plays I was really excited about owning and reading and acting in.

from Devil_llama

These plays do not meet the definition of well-made plays. They are realistic in tone without realism in setting. They are chronological without being linear. They fail to have a recognizable arc or a solid three act structure. And if you think any of that is said as a negative, you would be wron...

from smichaelwilson

My very first exposure to David Mamet's work was About Last Night, the 1986 film adaptation of Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which I saw during a weekday summer double feature in 1986 - in hindsight, a very inappropriate choice for a twelve-year-old. Since that fateful summer, I have been far mor...

from davadog13

I love David Mamet's writing, he is the playwright equivalent of Aaron Sorkin for me. His dialogue is stylized, snappy and original. Of these two plays, I think Sexual Perversity in Chicago is superior. On the surface it seems to just be about a misogynist pig named Bernie and his slightly less p...

from davadog13

I love David Mamet's writing, he is the playwright equivalent of Aaron Sorkin for me. His dialogue is stylized, snappy and original. Of these two plays, I think Sexual Perversity in Chicago is superior. On the surface it seems to just be about a misogynist pig named Bernie and his slightly less p...