The Plot

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The Plot

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 3m

A moving, mysterious, at times hilarious story of a tiny plot of land and some people with grand and incompatible designs on it.

Image: 2019 Yale Repertory Theatre Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary
A moving, mysterious, at times hilarious story of a tiny plot of land and some people with grand and incompatible designs on it.
History
The Plot premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT on November 29, 2019, under the direction of Oliver Butler.
Cast Attributes

JOANNE – 60s-70s
RIGHTY – 60s-70s
TIM – 40-50s
DONNA – 30s-40s
GREY – 30s-40s

Casting should be inclusive, with a cast that reflects the contemporary world.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting A small country graveyard. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes

Media

“A blistering but funny drama about death and business.” – The Hartford Courant

“A meditation on life, death, and love… it tackles elements of existentialism, environmentalism, and moral complexities beneath the guise of its humor” – Yale Daily News

“Eno’s latest energizing, sardonic, deadpan and hilarious examination of crass human behavior and shattered dreams.” – The Hartford Courant

“An exciting new play by one of the country’s foremost contemporary playwrights… Eno’s play may be about aging and our treatment of the elderly, but it is also a serious comedy about death.” – Connecticut Critics Circle

“A satiric look on how Americans value property as a sign of success, on the ongoing battle between the haves and the have-nots, and the failure to appreciate the sense of history that permeates the landscape around us.” – BroadwayWorld

Photos

  • The Plot

    Image: 2019 Yale Repertory Theatre Production (Joan Marcus)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Will Eno

Playwright Will Eno recently completed the Residency Five Fellowship at the Signature Theatre, which premiered his play Title and Deed in 2012,  The Open House in 2014, and Wakey, Wakey in 2017. Will’s play The Underlying Chris premiered at 2nd Stage Theatre in October 2019, ...

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