A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
The New One
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m
By Mike Birbiglia
Additional Material by Jennifer Hope Stein
Image: 2018 Off-Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
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Cast Size
1m -
Duration
75 Minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Winner! 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting A bare stage with a stool.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 75 Minutes
- Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“Very funny and well-constructed... fresh, revealing and (as always) relatable.” – amNY
“Brimmingly warm [and] entertaining... an empathetic character study with comedy-club pizzazz.” – Variety
“A low, wraparound, pleasure-drenched caress... a symmetry emerges from the chaos he describes and embodies. Such is the gentle genius of one man’s comfortingly haphazard approach to comedy.” – The New York Times
“Very funny on a sweet, realistic level.” – Broadway World
“Surprisingly sharp-edged humor about some very serious subjects.” – The Wrap
“Hilarious and heartwarming... Nonstop laughter of the finest kind... the laughs get bigger and warmer.” – New York Stage Review
Videos
The New One – Why Mike Doesn't Want Kids
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The New One – Tupperware
Photos
Image: 2018 Off-Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, storyteller, director and actor who has performed in front of audiences worldwide, from the Sydney Opera House to Broadway. His repertoire of one-man shows, including What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales from My Secret Public Journal, My Gi ...