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Green Man (Knable)

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Jim Knable

Painter Abigail’s model is a naked man painted green, and her architect husband Ronald’s new intern bears a striking resemblance, though he’s clothed. Their new acquaintance, Genice, is a stone sculptor of gargoyles whose musician fiancé appears in the same hue. Who the Green Man is to each of them is a mystery only they can help each other unravel...

Green Man (Knable)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Painter Abigail’s model is a naked man painted green, and her architect husband Ronald’s new intern bears a striking resemblance, though he’s clothed. Their new acquaintance, Genice, is a stone sculptor of gargoyles whose musician fiancé appears in the same hue. Who the Green Man is to each of them is a mystery only they can help each other unravel. A play about love, loss and other things made of stone. Featuring two original songs by the author, sung by the Green Man.

Part of the collection, The Imaginary Plays by Jim Knable. 
History
Green Man premiered as a series of readings at Ars Nova, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Premiere Stages, and the National New Play Network.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
ABIGAIL – An artist. 30s. 
RONALD – An architect, her husband. 30s.
GENICE – A stone sculptor. 30s. 
GREEN MAN – A man painted green. Also GREGORY and GARY. 20s. 
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media


"Knable has landed somewhere on the map close to
 Christopher Durang & John Patrick Shanley."
 - NY Theatre Wire.com


"Knable is an imaginative dramatist with a supple talent for the bizarre." - Variety


The songs IN THE GARDEN and THE STARS have all been composed by Jim Knable, copyright 2006.

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Jim Knable

Jim Knable
Jim Knable's play SPAIN was professionally produced at MCC Theatre (dir. Jeremy Dobrish 2007), Summer Play Festival (2006), Woolly Mammoth Theatre (2001), Actor's Express in Atlanta, New Jersey Rep, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis, and vario ...
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