Take Me Out

Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg Mfa

A funny and troubling look at athletes and identity . . . Take Me Out is a dynamic, involving play. --Donald Lyons, New York Post

Darren Lemming is the star center fielder for the champion New York Empires. An extraordinary athlete, he fills both his fans and his teammates with awe at his abilities and his presence on the field and off. When he makes the matter-of-fact announcement that he's gay, he throws his team into turmoil and confusion, while he also emboldens his closeted accountant, Mason Marzac, to come to terms with his own sexuality--and to fully experience the pure joy of watching great athletes play a sport as well as it can be played. But Darren's announcement brings to the fore the confused and twisted hostilities of the Empires' brilliantly talented but deeply racist and homophobic pitcher, Shane Mungitt--from whose rage tragic consequences ensue.

The American premiere of Take Me Out took place at the Public Theater in New York City in September 2002. It later moved to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in February 2003.

Greenberg, Richard: - Richard Greenberg is an American playwright and television writer, known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He has had more than 25 plays premiere on and Off-Broadway and eight regional productions. Best known for his Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning play, Take Me Out (Walter Kerr Theatre), Greenberg's other Broadway works include Our Mother's Brief Affair, The Assembled Parties, and The American Plan (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre), Breakfast at Tiffany's (Cort Theatre), Pal Joey (Studio 54), Three Days of Rain (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), A Naked Girl on the Appian Way (American Airlines Theatre), The Violet Hour (Biltmore Theatre), Dance of Death (Broadhurst Theatre), and Eastern Standard (John Golden Theatre). Off-Broadway works include The Babylon Line, The House in Town, and Everett Beekin (Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre), Far From Heaven and The Maderati (Playwrights Horizons), and The Dazzle and Hurrah at Last (Gramercy Theatre).

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ISBN 13	9780571211180
ISBN 10	0571211186
Title	Take Me Out
Author	Richard Greenberg Mfa
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2006-01-27
Number of pages	128
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