Small Mouth Sounds: A Play: Off-Broadway Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 146831517X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She is an associate artist with The Civilians, an alumna of Ars Nova, and the recipient of commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club, Hartford Stage, and Lincoln Center. She is a graduate of Harvard and Yale School of Drama. Bess Wohl's plays include American Hero, Barcelona, and the original musical Pretty Filthy, in collaboration with The Civilians
Part of the play’s impressive cleverness is that it knows the members of the audience are on their own silent retreat, Small Mouth Sounds is funny as hell.” - Jeff Seroy, Paris Review. “A quiet gem of a play the sound of silence on stage has rarely made such sweet music.” - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times“Walks a razor’s edge between parody and profundity
Filled with awkward and insightful humor, Bess Wohl’s beguiling and compassionate new play brilliantly captures the unique eloquence of a silent retreat and asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us.A major hit of the 2015-16 Off Broadway season with two sold out, extended runs, Small Mouth Sounds is “wry and observant long on emotions and short on words” (Daily News).. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. “Leaves you moved, refreshed and, yes, maybe even enlightened.” The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat