The Resource Sweet Sue : a play in two acts, by A.R. Gurney, Jr
Sweet Sue : a play in two acts, by A.R. Gurney, Jr
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The item Sweet Sue : a play in two acts, by A.R. Gurney, Jr represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
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- Summary
- The action of the play is set in Susan's home in a New York suburb-Susan being a romantically-minded, divorced mother of three, and a very successful artist and designer of greeting cards. It is summer and Jake, the Dartmouth roommate of her son, Ted, has taken up temporary residence with Susan while doing house painting to earn money for his college expenses. Susan is drawn to the handsome, lively Jake, while he, in turn, is hopeful of finally establishing a meaningful relationship with a member of the opposite sex-although what he has in mind is someone of his own age. But, as the two begin to draw closer to each other, what adds a special quality to their relationship is that Susan is played by two actresses and Jake by two actors-offering two distinct perspectives on both characters and allowing the playwright to conceive a wide array of clever and inventive combinations and situations. Susan (and Susan Too) wants Jake (and Jake Too) to pose in the nude for a life study, and while there is initial reluctance, Jake (both of him) finally acquiesces, leading to the bittersweet ending of the play in which desire and convention are both touchingly accommodated before Susan and Jake return, as they know they must, to their separate worlds -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 89 pages, [1] leaf of plates
- Label
- Sweet Sue : a play in two acts
- Title
- Sweet Sue
- Title remainder
- a play in two acts
- Statement of responsibility
- by A.R. Gurney, Jr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The action of the play is set in Susan's home in a New York suburb-Susan being a romantically-minded, divorced mother of three, and a very successful artist and designer of greeting cards. It is summer and Jake, the Dartmouth roommate of her son, Ted, has taken up temporary residence with Susan while doing house painting to earn money for his college expenses. Susan is drawn to the handsome, lively Jake, while he, in turn, is hopeful of finally establishing a meaningful relationship with a member of the opposite sex-although what he has in mind is someone of his own age. But, as the two begin to draw closer to each other, what adds a special quality to their relationship is that Susan is played by two actresses and Jake by two actors-offering two distinct perspectives on both characters and allowing the playwright to conceive a wide array of clever and inventive combinations and situations. Susan (and Susan Too) wants Jake (and Jake Too) to pose in the nude for a life study, and while there is initial reluctance, Jake (both of him) finally acquiesces, leading to the bittersweet ending of the play in which desire and convention are both touchingly accommodated before Susan and Jake return, as they know they must, to their separate worlds -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1930-2017
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gurney, A. R.
- Dewey number
- 812/.54
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3557.U82
- LC item number
- S84 1987
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- American drama
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Sweet Sue : a play in two acts, by A.R. Gurney, Jr
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 89 pages, [1] leaf of plates
- Lccn
- 89215620
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (DLC)ocm17151872
- (Sirsi) o17151872
- (TMQ) l89215620
- (OCoLC)ocm17151872
- (Sirsi) o17151872
- (TMQ) l89215620
- Label
- Sweet Sue : a play in two acts, by A.R. Gurney, Jr
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 89 pages, [1] leaf of plates
- Lccn
- 89215620
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (DLC)ocm17151872
- (Sirsi) o17151872
- (TMQ) l89215620
- (OCoLC)ocm17151872
- (Sirsi) o17151872
- (TMQ) l89215620
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