Savage in Limbo

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Savage in Limbo is a one-act play by John Patrick Shanley that portrays a group of disillusioned Bronx bar regulars grappling with their unfulfilled lives and fading dreams.

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instanceOf one-act play
play
author John Patrick Shanley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dialogueStyle colloquial
naturalistic
dramaticForm realism
featuresCharacterType Bronx bar regulars
frequentlyProducedBy acting schools
small theatre companies
frequentlyStudiedIn contemporary American drama courses
genre drama
hasCharacter April White NERFINISHED
Denise Savage NERFINISHED
Linda Rotunda NERFINISHED
Murk NERFINISHED
Tony Aronica NERFINISHED
hasSubject Catholic, working-class background
bar culture
escape from neighborhood life
fear of aging
lost opportunities
romantic frustration
search for meaning
stagnation in adulthood
language English
mainTheme desperation
disillusionment
fading dreams
loneliness
unfulfilled lives
working-class struggle
narrativeFocus one night in a neighborhood bar
numberOfActs 1
originalMedium stage
setting a bar in the Bronx
sharesAuthorWith Danny and the Deep Blue Sea NERFINISHED
Doubt: A Parable NERFINISHED
Moonstruck NERFINISHED
structure ensemble piece
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century
tone bittersweet
darkly comic
gritty
typicalCastSize small ensemble
typicalVenue off-Broadway theatre
regional theatre
workOf John Patrick Shanley NERFINISHED

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John Patrick Shanley notableWork Savage in Limbo
John Patrick Shanley wrotePlay Savage in Limbo