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| Written by | William M. Hoffman |
| Characters | Saul Rich Nurse Chet Barney Brother Lily Pat |
| Date premiered | 10 March 1985 |
| Place premiered | Circle Repertory Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | New York City |
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As Is is a play by William M. Hoffman.The Circle Repertory Company and The Glines co-production, directed by Marshall W. Mason, opened on March 10, 1985 at the Circle Theatre, where it ran for 49 performances. The Broadway production, produced by John Glines, Lawrence Lane, Lucille Lortel, and the Shubert Organization, opened on May 1 at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 285 performances following six previews. The cast included Jonathan Hadary, Jonathan Hogan, Lou Liberatore, Ken Kliban, and Claris Erickson.
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As Is focuses on the effect AIDS, then a fairly new pandemic, has on a group of friends living in New York City. It was one of the first plays, and subsequent television films, depicting how the pandemic was affecting LGBT Americans, being released shortly before Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart was first performed on April 21, 1985.
In 1986, Hoffman adapted the play for a television production directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg starring Hadary, Robert Carradine, and Colleen Dewhurst. Both Hadary and Carradine were nominated for CableACE Awards.
In 2010, New York's Apple Core Theater Company produced a revival.
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