Savage in Limbo
Savage In Limbo is a 1984 play by American playwright John Patrick Shanley. The play follows the tragicomic lives of a group of losers who frequent a seedy Bronx bar.[1]
Plot overview
Classmates from
Productions
Savage In Limbo was first produced at the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Centre in a staged reading in 1984. The play premiered in New York City in a production by the Double Image Theatre in September 1985, called a "concert play". Directed by Mark Linn-Baker, the cast included Randle Mell and Jayne Haynes.[3]
Savage In Limbo was reviewed by the New York Daily News who said, "Conceived with sharp insight into the lives of losers, conveyed with a friskly and often hilarious wit…"[4] The reviewer of a 2011 production at MetroStage, Washington, DC wrote: "Once in a while all of the stars align to create a magical theatre event like MetroStage’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s 'Savage in Limbo'. The script, the cast, the direction, the performances, and the venue are all so perfectly in tune that the production inspires nothing but praise."[5]
The play ran at The Drilling Company Theatre, New York City, in 2011.[6] Its British premiere production was at the Gate Theatre, London, in 1987.
In May 2022, an
References
- ^ Dramatists Play Service: Savage In Limbo dramatists.com
- ^ Hirschman, Bill. "Alliance’s 'Savage In Limbo' Examines Everyday Lives Of Not-So-Quiet Desperation" floridatheateronstage.com, November 13, 2013
- ^ Script Savage In Limbo (books.google.com), Dramatists Play Service, Inc., (1986), p. 3
- ^ "The WSU Bonstelle and Studio Theatres at Wayne State: 'Savage in Limbo'" bonstelleandstudiotheatres.wordpress.com
- ^ McKnight, Steven. "DC Theatre Scene: Review" dctheatrescene.com, September 15, 2011
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "John Patrick Shanley's 'Savage in Limbo' Extends Run at NYC's Drilling Company Theatre" playbill.com, March 2, 2011