Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. This play examines the shifting and ambiguous relationship between two such women, claire and anna. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The title of boston marriage, which premiered at the hasty pudding theatre in. Boston marriage, the cryptogram, edmond, glengarry glen ross, lakeboat, the old.
Boston marriage david mamet snappy funny dialogue, good situation, and some interesting action, but for what purpose. Boston marriage vintage original kindle edition by mamet, david. Boston marriage vintage original series by david mamet. Anna and claire are two bantering, scheming women of fashion who live together on the fringes of society. With the advent of the david mamet production, boston marriage, a term once obscure surfaced again to the public consciousness. Set in victorian times, the play focuses on two single. Sexual perversity in chicagos files, a life in the theatres plays, speedtheplows novels and. David mamets play boston marriage premiered in 2000 and helped popularize the term. Some women in boston marriages did so because they felt. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th century who are in a boston marriage, a relationship between two women that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy.
The term boston marriage is 19th century slang for the implied relationship between women who lived together, independent of men. David mamet has twice won the pulitzer prize for drama. The two female main characters in david mamets wickedly funny comedy boston marriage share a home as well as plenty of fastpaced banter, double entendre and vernacular expressions. You may have picked up on the situation from the title, if not i wont spoil it. Boston marriage by david mamet overdrive rakuten overdrive. Its come back into public consciousness since, as a term for women living in a marriagelike relationship, though with the legalization of marriage for same sex couples, the term is being used less frequently for current relationships, and mostly applied historically. Writerdirector david mamets latest will star cate blanchett in the lead role. One of mamets most satisfying and accomplished plays, and one. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. He started in plays, then came to hollywood as a screenwriter, and eventually moved into writingdirecting.
The raveonettes, saul williams, and midcentury art. Felicity huffman in david mamets november at mark taper. Worth it if you are interested in the situation and are otherwise unoccupied, otherwise im not sure. Claire, annas lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes anna will help her seduce. David mamets boston marriage defies convention the. Some of these relationships were romantic in nature and might now. Presents a comedy of errors set in a victorian drawing room featuri. One of americas most provocative dramatists conquers new territory with this droll comedy of errors set in a victorian drawing room. Boston marriage, which had its broadway run in 2002 starring kate burton and martha plimpton, is not standard mamet. I like david mamets work even when i do not know it is his. For the play by david mamet, see boston marriage play. Boston marriage is set in a late victorian boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from anna and claire.
Audition notice boston marriage by david mamet directed by eliot mccann audition date. Boston marriage is a 1999 play by american playwright david mamet. A boston marriage was, historically, the cohabitation of two wealthy women, independent of financial support from a man. After widespread belief that mamet could only write for men, the playwright released this play, which centers exclusively on women. In boston marriage we can see how dramatic language creates the relationships. One of americas most revered and provocative dramatists, david mamet conquers new territory with this. San francisco queer theater theatre rhinoceros 20072008. Granted, the essay format does stimulate selfreferentiality, which at times may.
In 2008, the season continues with the bay area premiere of david mamets boston marriage a very funny play. The cambridge companion to david mamet edited by christopher. The term is said to have been in use in new england between the late 19th and early 20th century. It is, in fact, a threewoman play set in victorian new england.
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