Next (play)

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Next is a one-act play written in 1969 by Terrence McNally.

At the comedy's center are Marion Cheever, a middle-aged, overweight, debt-ridden, divorced father of two who mistakenly has been called by the draft, and Sergeant Thech, a no-nonsense female examining officer. A battle-of-wits is waged between the "sad sack" determined to avoid military service and the career officer just as determined to sign him up.

Paired with Elaine May's Adaptation,[1] Next opened on February 10, 1969 at the off-Broadway Greenwich Mews Theatre, where it ran for 707 performances. James Coco and Elaine Shore were directed by May.

Further reading

  • Terrence McNally : 15 short plays, Terrence McNally, Smith and Kraus, Lyme, NH, c1994, ISBN 1-880399-34-2

References

  1. ↑ The New Boston Theatre Season, The Harvard Crimson, September 22, 1969

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