Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19thcentury home in upstate new york. Later in the movie, he kisses passionately justin kirk by the fridge at night. A group of friends meets for a june weekend in a country house. Compassion performing at andrews living arts studio aug 4 aug 20 runtime. Compassion bobby is gregorys livein boyfriend of four years. Written by terence mcnally and adapted from his screenplay for film, love. Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his. Figure it out gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19thcentury home in upstate new york. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of love.
It is so sharply written and entertaining that in its. Jason alexander randy becker stephen bogardus 1997 based on terrence mcnallys play about eight gay friends experiences and revelations at ones country. But its totally bril so it has to be included in this list. By terrence mcnally okayso its a play, not a novel or short story. Pdf download book is very recommended for you all who likes to reader as collector, or just read a book to fill in spare time. It won the tony award for best play and the drama desk award for outstanding play. It revolves around eight gay men who gather for three summer weekends at a lakeside house in dutchess county, new york, where they relax, reflect, and plan for survival in an era plagued by aids as with many screen adaptations of stage plays, the. Andrews living arts is very proud to present terrence mcnallys tonyaward winning play, love.
It takes place one summer between memorial day and labor day and as the story evolves we come to know and. Randy becker is the first one to show skin, coming back from a swim. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch love. Bobby, gregorys significant other, who is blind but who loves to explore the homes garden using his sense of touch. Compassion although they are more complicated and manylayered than the simple words might suggest, mcnally. With jason alexander, stephen spinella, stephen bogardus, randy becker. Expectations in the austin theatre community for terence mcnallys play were skyhigh. After hearing it in the movie, it has become one of my alltime favorite vocals by a female artists. At a beautiful dutchess county farmhouse, eight gay male friends hash out their passions, resentments, and fears over the course of three summer weekends. It won the tony award for best play in 1995 and other awards, and city theatre has made itself a reputation of including. In the first act the characters are introduced and their problems are established. It is about characters and dialogue, expressed through good.
Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, touching and semi serious films with plots about love and romance, relationships, friendship, mentor, couples, culture clash and couple relations mostly in drama, romance and comedy genres. City theatre has, once again, proved itself a leader on the austin east side theatre scene. I know some people cant get into reading plays the same way they do a book, and maybe its the writer in me, but i love it. Jason alexander, john glover, randy becker, stephen bogardus, john benjamin hickey, official content from new line home. Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19thcentury home in upstate new yorkand the antics begin. Pdf download book is limited edition and best seller in the year. Playwright terence mcnally and actor nathan lane talk about their longterm collaboration and their new play love. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity.