Theresa Rebeck

"The pathos of Beautiful Ruins meets the hilarity of Crazy Rich Asians in this comedic and tender novel"--

I'm Glad about You

Typescript, dated 11/12/11. Heavily marked with colored ink and highlighter. Used by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive on February 9, 2012, when videotaping the stage production at the Golden Theatre, New York, N.Y. The production starring Alan Rickman, Lily Rabe, and Hamish Linklater opened on November 20, 2011, and was directed by Sam Gold.

Seminar

a novel

Twelve rooms with a view

A Novel

Three Girls and Their Brother

“Crazy, Stupid, Love meets Notting Hill. About an actress making it big and the complicated relationship she has with the guy she met as a teenager. You’ll read it in two days” —The Skimm Their meeting in a parking lot outside a high school football game was both completely forgettable and utterly life-changing. Because no matter how you look at it, it is piss-poor luck to meet the love of your life before your life has even started. Fierce and ambitious, Alison transforms into a rising TV star in New York City while her first love, Kyle, all heart and spiritual yearning, becomes a pediatrician in suburban Cincinnati, married to the wrong woman. What could these mismatched souls have to do with each other? Everything and nothing. Even as their fates rocket them forward and apart, neither can fully let go of the past. As their lives inevitably intersect, Alison and Kyle must face each other in the revealing light of their decisions. I’m Glad About You is a glittering study of how far the compromises two people make will take them from the lives they were meant to live.

I'm Glad About You

Beth Henley

Claire Scovell LaZebnik

Luanne Rice

David Cale

Lisa Loomer

Jessica Goldberg

Michele Lowe

Leslie Ayvazian

Brooke Berman

Lameece Issaq

Marco Pennette

Susan R. Rose

Joan Stein

Annie Weisman

Cheryl L. West

THE STORY: When entrusting the subject of motherhood to such a dazzling collection of celebrated American writers, what results is a joyous, moving, hilarious, and altogether thrilling theatrical event. Utterly unpredictable, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD sh

Motherhood Out Loud

Transformed into the fashion world's latest "It" girls, the three Heller sisters fall prey to the venal forces and temptations of show business, unleashing a rivalry that threatens the three girls and their quiet, neglected brother with a self-destructive

Collected Plays

"A young social climber leads an actor into an extra-marital affair, from which he then creates a full-on downward spiral into alcholism and bummery. His wife runs off with his best friend, his girlfriend leaves, and he's left with nothing" -- Publisher's note on back cover.

The Scene

A stunning novel about celebrity and the price of fame from a Pulitzer-shortlisted playwright and the creator of hit series SMASH.

Three Girls and their Brother

Theresa Rebeck: Spike heels

Jack's unexpected return throws his family into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna needs answers. Is he coming home or running away? Where is his wife everyone hates? And how did he get all that money? Theresa Rebeck's new comedy tackles the timely issues of corporate greed, small town values, and whether or not your family will always welcome you back... with no questions asked.

Dead Accounts

"Pygmalion goes awry in contemporary comedy of manners which explores sexual harassment, misplaced amour and the possibility of a four sided love triangle."--Doollee.com.

Spike Heels

With theatrical imagery and heightened emotions, this profound one act play leaves the impact of a grand Greek Tragedy. A father comes home after a 17 year absence with his new girlfriend in tow. His wife, displeased and scorned, decides to take matters into her own hands. But what happens when people believe that the only way to heal is to hurt?

The Water's Edge

Comedy Character: 1 female Interior Set "And then I realize, in this sort of strange, hallucinatory moment, that the bug guy is looking kind of good, and the things he's saying about bugs are really kind of fascinating and it is then that I realized that maybe it has been too long since I've been on a date."--So confesses a single mother and self-described restaurant idiot-savant in this thoroughly charming and slyly sweet one-woman play by the author of The Butte

Bad Dates

ABSTRACT EXPRESSION A forgotten artist is rediscovered only to have tragedy descend. While society buzzes, his children lock horns over the question of Who Owns the Art? THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTION A family of artists have gathered to share a weekend in the country when a young writers assistant enters the mix. A comedic and mournful exploration of love, family, fidelity, and art.BAD DATES Haley has been single-handedly raising a kid and running a restaurant for five years; its time to go out on a date. A hilarious one-woman show that answers the age-old question Do men and women really need each other? with a resounding yes.THE WATERS EDGE Seventeen years after tragedy destroyed his family, Richard returns to confront his wife and grown children. This dark Chekovian exploration of time, memory, and the possibility of redemption ponders the question, How do we achieve justice in a world gone awry? THE BELLS Long ago, a Chinaman was lost in the Yukon during the gold rush. When a Canadian bounty hunter appears, ancient crimes reveal themselves. A surreal exploration of the landscape, and the psyche, of murder.THE SCENE An actors frustrations with his busted career spin out of control when he meets a modern-day siren who butchers the language and destroys his world. A comic tragedy that examines the collapse of American culture.MAURITIUS A famous stamp sets in motion a violent and suspenseful caper involving a wide variety of lost souls, in this version of Antiques Road Show on crack.

Complete Full-length Plays, 1999-2007. Volume II

THE STORY: Franz Kafka's undiscovered masterpiece in its Broadway premiere is the hilarious and apropos setting for Theresa Rebeck's exploration of the existential vagaries of show business and life. Charged with running the understudy rehearsal fo

Understudy

This humor filled tale of political corruption, ingratitude and revenge concerns an idealistic young Washington attorney who persuades her former law professor, a man of lofty rhetoric, to run for Congress. Ideals shrivel in the Washington air as the professor is swept into an insider's circle that includes a leering, power drunk senator and a slinky Southern power broker. When the heroine is snubbed by the politically powerful at a fancy restaurant, her hurt feelings precipitate an all out war. She promotes a sex scandal that unexpectedly makes her the darling of the religious right.

View of the Dome

Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses – and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.

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