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The steel mill has closed in the town of Gompers. While prejudice, poverty, and crime are rampant, there are signs of hope when a Blue Jesus is seen walking on water, a golden greyhound is found under a tree, and riverboat gambling is promised. Rapp's characters use wicked, sometimes brutal, contemporary humor to make the best of their circumstances until he strips away these fronts to reveal the fear and pain in their hearts.
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Adam Rapp is the author of numerous young adult novels, including 33 Snowfish, Under the Wolf, Under the Dog, and The Buffalo Tree, which was the inspiration for his off-Broadway play The Metal Children. Adam Rapp has also written for TV (The L Word, In Treatment) and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2006. He lives in New York City.
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GOMPERS is Rapp's most emotional and powerful work to date, and its beautifully forged characters pack a significant emotional punch and live with the viewer well after the final curtain. GOMPERS...is a work with palpable heart and authenticity. --Chris Jones, Variety
Adam Rapp's unconventional characters flood the stage with such immediacy and simple authority that it s nearly impossible to ignore them or not care about them. --Alice Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rapp revels in the seamy side of humanity and, while digging around in that milieu, unearths a richly textured poetic prose style. The vibe I got was Elmer Rice's STREET SCENE populated by characters from Eric Bogosian's SUBURBIA. --Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
Adam Rapp's unconventional characters flood the stage with such immediacy and simple authority that it s nearly impossible to ignore them or not care about them. --Alice Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rapp revels in the seamy side of humanity and, while digging around in that milieu, unearths a richly textured poetic prose style. The vibe I got was Elmer Rice's STREET SCENE populated by characters from Eric Bogosian's SUBURBIA. --Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
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- PublisherBroadway Play Publishing, Incorporated
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0881452599
- ISBN 13 9780881452594
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages110
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