A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Dirty Crusty
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 1m
Image: 2019 Yard Theatre Production (Tristram Kenton)
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Cast Size
2w, 1m -
Duration
105 Minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
“We must be the women of the future standing here in this bathroom because we look like sex and power, we look like sex and power, and you don’t even know it, standing there in that motherfucking pantsuit.”
Jeanine is determined to improve her life. With sex. With dance. With new hobbies, like horticulture. But self-improvement is hard. Reclaiming your dreams is hard. And personal hygiene is really, really hard.
History
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A small house. The present.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Play with Music
- Duration 105 Minutes
- Cautions
- Alcohol
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
Media
“Barron’s dialogue is astute, observing the minutiae of coercion and hidden pain.” – Time Out London
“Strength and fragility dance side by side: sex games empower and then suddenly frighten; drunken nights liberate and later depress; expressions of love explode magically and quickly fade to nothing.” – The Guardian
“Nothing short of electric.” – The Upcoming
“Thrusts itself upon the audience with a near-reckless openness.” – Broadway World
Photos
Image: 2019 Yard Theatre Production (Tristram Kenton)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Clare Barron
Clare Barron is a playwright and performer from Wenatchee, Washington. Her play Dance Nation recently received its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in May 2018 and subsequently its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre in London. It was a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Pri ...