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The Amateurs

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Jordan Harrison

Jordan Harrison’s wildly inventive and funny new work examines the evolution of human creativity in a dark age: When does a crisis destroy us, and when does it open new frontiers?

The Amateurs

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
An intrepid troupe of pageant players races across medieval Europe, struggling to outrun the Black Death. The arrival of a mysterious outsider sends Hollis, the leading lady, in search of answers that can only be found off-script... and soon the 14th-century plague begins to look like another, more recent one. This wildly inventive and funny new work examines the evolution of human creativity in a dark age: When does a crisis destroy us, and when does it open new frontiers?
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  • Time Period Medieval (6th-14th Century)
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 105 Minutes

Media

“A hilarious, slightly eggheaded and strangely moving medieval backstager.” – The New York Times

“A profound and witty meta-theatrical meditation on the purpose of art and the role of the artist in times of disaster.” –DC Metro 

“A hilarious, slightly eggheaded and strangely moving medieval backstager.” –The New York Times

“Audacious new comedy.” –The Wrap

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    The Amateurs Review from Broadway.com

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    The Amateurs - Vineyard Theatre Promo

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Authors

Jordan Harrison

Jordan Harrison

Jordan Harrison was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Marjorie Prime. The play had its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons and its Chicago premiere at Writers Theatre after premiering at the Mark Taper Forum/CTG in Los Angeles. His play Maple and Vine premiered in the ...

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