
A Small Fire
Adam Bock(Author)
Samuel French, Inc (Publisher)
Published on 26. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
66 pages
978-0-573-70003-3 (ISBN)
Description
Characters: 2 male, 2 female Interior Adam Bock's meticulously crafted A Small Fire follows John and Emily Bridges, a long-married couple whose happy, middle-class lives are upended when Emily falls victim to a mysterious disease. As her senses are slowly stripped away - smell, taste, sight - Emily resolves to remain engaged with her community, relying on John to help her run her company and experience her daughter Jenny's wedding. But her stoic outlook reaches a breaking point when the disease steals her hearing, leaving her with nothing but touch to communicate with the world. Suddenly, she is completely dependent on the husband whose endless devotions she had always taken for granted. "The play is...raucous, funny and unexpectedly touching, as we are made intimate witnesses to a frank demonstration of how much of life, of love and of happiness remain within reach even when so much appears to be lost." -The New York Times "A Small Fire is a small play, tightly focused and written close to the vest, but its small virtues are numerous and meaningful; in retrospect, they begin to loom very large" - Village Voice
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hollywood, CA
United States
Publishing group
Samuel French Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
82 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-573-70003-3 (9780573700033)
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