A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Wink (Silverman)
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy
A dark comedy about the thin, thin line between savagery and civilization.
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Duration
75 Minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Wink follows unhappy housewife Sofie and her breadwinning husband Gregor who both seek weekly counseling from an unorthodox therapist, Doctor Frans. Their current topic of disagreement: the cat, Wink. When Wink goes missing, violent desires, domestic anarchy and feline vengeance emerge, threatening the neatly ordered reality Sophie, Gregor and Doctor Frans have constructed.
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Performing Groups
- Duration 75 Minutes
Media
"Silverman blends satire, laughter, and love magnificently in her perceptive, raucous comedy..." - Theatrius
"All the characters have their own obsessions that become more and more extreme as the play goes on... profoundly transforming them in inventively unexpected ways." - Marin Independent Journal
"Beautifully written... bursting with dark humor." - Talkin' Broadway
"All the characters have their own obsessions that become more and more extreme as the play goes on... profoundly transforming them in inventively unexpected ways." - Marin Independent Journal
"Beautifully written... bursting with dark humor." - Talkin' Broadway
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Jen Silverman
Jen Silverman (they/them) is a playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Plays include: The Roommate (Broadway: The Booth Theatre; Regionally: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, Steppenwolf, South Coast Repertory Theatre, etc.); Highway ...