The Distance from Here
Play Description
A riveting, intense look at the dark side of American suburbia. With little to occupy their time other than finding a decent place to hang out — the zoo, the mall, the school parking lot — Darrell and Tim are two American teenagers who lack direction and purpose in their lives. When Darrell’s suspicion about the infidelity of his girlfriend is confirmed, and Tim comes to her defense, there is nothing to brake their momentum as all three speed toward disaster.
Production Info
Cast: 9 total (4 female, 5 male)Full Length Drama (about 115 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Contemporary Costumes
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Press Quotes
“LaBute, in his most ambitious an best play to date, gets inside the emptiness of American culture, the masquerade and the evil of neglect. THE DISTANCE FROM HERE, it seems to me, is a new title to be added to the short list of important contemporary plays.” —John Lahr, The New Yorker
“LaBute’s skill, and the shortness of the scenes, are compelling … [his] excellent writing generates an exact depiction of empty soulless, thoughtless lives.” —Hal Jensen, Times Literary Supplement
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
Originally produced by the Almeida Theater Company, London
Originally produced in the US by Manhattan Class Company, New York
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypub.com