| Take Me Out: A Play Contributor(s): Greenberg, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0571211186 ISBN-13: 9780571211180 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: "A funny and troubling look at athletes and identity . . . "Take Me Out" is a dynamic, involving play."--Donald Lyons, "New York Post." The American premier of this work about a gay center fielder took place at the Public Theater in New York City in September 2002. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 2002112791 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A funny and troubling look at athletes and identity . . . Take Me Out is a dynamic, involving play. --Donald Lyons, New York Post Darren Lemming is the star center fielder for the champion New York Empires. An extraordinary athlete, he fills both his fans and his teammates with awe at his abilities and his presence on the field and off. When he makes the matter-of-fact announcement that he's gay, he throws his team into turmoil and confusion, while he also emboldens his closeted accountant, Mason Marzac, to come to terms with his own sexuality--and to fully experience the pure joy of watching great athletes play a sport as well as it can be played. But Darren's announcement brings to the fore the confused and twisted hostilities of the Empires' brilliantly talented but deeply racist and homophobic pitcher, Shane Mungitt--from whose rage tragic consequences ensue. The American premiere of Take Me Out took place at the Public Theater in New York City in September 2002. It later moved to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in February 2003. |
Contributor Bio(s): Greenberg, Richard: - Richard Greenberg is the author of Take Me Out, The Dazzle, Everett Beekin and several other plays. He is an associate artist at the South Coast Repertory and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. He lives in New York City. |
