Publisher Description

When was the last time you had a lucky streak?Spanish Harlem, NYC, 1999 – A young man fleeing Dublin crash lands on the sofa of his Irish-American cousin, as this older cousin's relationship with his Dominican girlfriend is imploding. Over the summer they cling to the last vestiges of the dying club scene and flirt with smalltime criminality as storm clouds gather…Part love triangle, crime thriller and immigrant story, Run / Don't Run is a provocative and accessible new play first performed by Bigger Picture Projects in February 2015.This volume also includes a one-act companion play, Mission.

Author Biography

Gary Duggan was born in Donaghmede in Dublin in 1979. He studied Media Production at the Dublin Institute of Technology. Since graduating, he has directed several short films and music videos as well as a digital feature called Crimson Underworld. Gary won the Stewart Parker Trust Award for his first play, Monged (Fishamble: The New Play Company and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry). His other work includes Shibari (the Abbey Theatre), Dedalus Lounge (Pageant Wagon, also Royal Family Productions, NY), Mission (part of an anthology show End Of Lines, Origin Theatre Company, NY), Trans-Euro Express (Pageant Wagon, also Fundamental Theater Project and Irish Arts Center, NY) and Neuropolis (Duggan & Logue, ABSOLUT Fringe). Gary also writes for film and television.

Review

Duggan writes very well… a deft storyteller with a gift for pacy, punchy narratives and quick clean characterisations. * Irish Times *
Mesmerizing…compelling…a story that is by turns earnest and odd, tender and disturbing. * New York Times *

Promotional

A provocative and accessible new play that is equal parts love triangle, crime thriller and immigrant story.

Long Description

When was the last time you had a lucky streak? Spanish Harlem, NYC, 1999 - A young man fleeing Dublin crash lands on the sofa of his Irish-American cousin, as this older cousin's relationship with his Dominican girlfriend is imploding. Over the summer they cling to the last vestiges of the dying club scene and flirt with smalltime criminality as storm clouds gather - Part love triangle, crime thriller and immigrant story, Run / Don't Run is a provocative and accessible new play first performed by Bigger Picture Projects in February 2015. This volume also includes a one-act companion play, Mission.

Review Quote

"Duggan writes very well... a deft storyteller with a gift for pacy, punchy narratives and quick clean characterisations." -- Irish Times "Mesmerizing...compelling...a story that is by turns earnest and odd, tender and disturbing." -- New York Times

Promotional "Headline"

A provocative and accessible new play that is equal parts love triangle, crime thriller and immigrant story.

Competing Titles

Shibari Gary Duggan 9781849432009 17.95 Oberon Books 02/26/2013 50

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