Detroit
Subtitle: a play
By: Lisa D'Amour
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780865478657
Subjects: Drama; Suburbs; Social conditions; DRAMA / American; Cities and towns
Description: "In a "first ring" suburb outside a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold that newly unemployed Ben and burgeoning alcoholic Mary have on their way of life--with unexpected comic consequences. Detroit is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. After premiering at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre last year to rave reviews, Lisa D'Amour's brilliant and timely play moves to Broadway this fall"--