Terminal Bar (play)
| Terminal Bar | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Paul Selig |
| Characters | Holly Martinelle Dwayne Radio Announcer's Voice |
| Date premiered | 1980s |
| Place premiered | New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic |
| Setting | New York bar |
Terminal Bar is a one-act play by playwright and Yale University alumni Paul Selig.[1][2]
The play was featured in the compilation book The Best Short Plays 1988.[3]
Plot
[edit]A plague has annihilated civilization yet New York is still standing. Outside of the unseen voice of a Radio Announcer, the seemingly last people in New York are a Texan woman, a sex worker and a teenage schoolboy holed up inside the ramshackle Terminal Bar.
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Times, "To a great extent, style compensates for the familiarity of the subject matter. What the playwright has done is to create three colorful characters facing their demise with differing attitudes."[1]
Los Angeles Times, "“Terminal Bar” is a play that knows how to set us down into a mystery--the character kind, not the genre kind--while not being overly concerned that we find our way out."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gussow, Mel (November 28, 1986). "THEATER: 'TERMINAL BAR' FROM EN GARDE ARTS". The New York Times. p. 3.
- ^ a b Koehler, Robert (November 11, 1988). "Stage Reviews : Mystery Surrounds Cast Theatre's 'Terminal Bar'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Delgado, Ramon, ed. (1988). "The Best Short Plays 1988". Applause Theatre Books. Internet Archive. p. 281.
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