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The play was produced by Primary Stages in May 1996, as part of a double bill with Ives' play Ancient History, directed by John Rando. [3] Ben Brantley, in his review for The New York Times, wrote: "The play is preceded by the curtain raiser 'English Made Simple,' an intellectual vaudeville more along the lines of the 'Timing' sketches. In it ...
David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; The New York Times in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form". [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Plays by David Ives" ... Ancient History (play) E. English Made Simple; N. New Jerusalem (play) P.
The Universal Language is a short comedic play written by David Ives. The play is part of the collection of plays called All in the Timing. The show features two characters, Don and Dawn. Don is a con artist trying to swindle customers into learning a fraudulent language, Unamunda, and Dawn is a shy 28-year-old woman with a stutter. Through the ...
All in the Timing is a collection of one-act plays by the American playwright David Ives, written between 1987 and 1993.It had its premiere Off-Broadway in 1993 at Primary Stages, [1] and was revived at Primary Stages in 2013. [2]
Primary Stages 9th season included the world premiere of All in the Timing by David Ives, the most produced play in the United States during the 1995/96 season. [ 1 ] Primary Stages supports playwrights and develops new works through commissions, workshops, readings and two flagship programs: The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, and ...
Appetite for the late composer’s final musical, written with David Ives and directed by Joe Mantello, has made it a hot ticket among those familiar enough with the moneyed types depicted onstage ...
Rando has directed several plays by David Ives Off-Broadway, including: a revival of Ancient History in May 1996 at Primary Stages, [4] as part of a double bill with his play English Made Simple, [5] Mere Mortals at Primary Stages in 1997, [6] and Polish Joke at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2003. [7]