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A Life in the Theatre is a 1977 play by David Mamet. It focuses on the relationship between two actors, the play's only characters. One, Robert, is a stage veteran while John is a young, promising actor.
- David Mamet
- 1977
One of Mamet's earliest and gentlest plays, A Life in the Theatre portrays the changing relationship of John and Robert, two actors--one older and experienced, the other a young up-and-comer - working together in a repertory company.
Oct 9, 1993 · A Life in the Theatre: Directed by Gregory Mosher. With Matthew Broderick, Nicole Bukky, Jack Lemmon. A veteran actor who's seen it all and a young, up-and-comer join for a season of reperatory theatre.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Gregory Mosher
- 1993-10-09
Complete summary of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of A Life in the Theatre.
A Life in the Theatre. Two of America's finest talents, Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon and Matthew Broderick, star in this critically acclaimed comedy by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross). Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-The-Plow, takes us into the lives of two actors: John, young and rising into the first flush of his success; the other Robert, older, anxious, and beginning to wane.
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