Savage in Limbo
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Savage In Limbo is a 1984 play by American playwright
John Patrick Shanley
. The play follows the tragicomic lives of a group of losers who frequent a seedy Bronx bar.
Savage In Limbo was reviewed by the New York Daily News
who said, "Conceived with sharp insight into the lives of losers, conveyed with a friskly and often hilarious wit…" Once in a while all of the stars align to create a magical theatre event like MetroStage’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. The script, the cast, the direction, the performances, and the venue are all so perfectly in tune that the production inspires nothing but praise.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He also contributed articles on the performing arts to The New York Times among other publications.-Life and career:...
. The play follows the tragicomic lives of a group of losers who frequent a seedy Bronx bar.
Savage In Limbo was reviewed by the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
who said, "Conceived with sharp insight into the lives of losers, conveyed with a friskly and often hilarious wit…" Once in a while all of the stars align to create a magical theatre event like MetroStage’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. The script, the cast, the direction, the performances, and the venue are all so perfectly in tune that the production inspires nothing but praise.