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All In The Timing

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ALL IN THE TIMING

LIZZY HANNA AND JACOB ROGAN
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David Ives was born on July 11, 1950, in Chicago. He is a contemporary American playwright that graduated from Yale School of Drama. All in the Timing is his best known work.

OTHER WORKS

  • The Blizzard
  • The School of Lies
  • Roll Over, Beethoven
  • Time Flies
  • White Christmas
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AWARDS

  • Outer Critics Circle Playwrighting Award
  • Most performed play ('95-'96)
  • Hull-Warriner Award
  • Guggenheim Fellow
  • Best Short Plays of the Year

COMMON THEMES

  • Time goes by so fast
  • You can't always get what you want
  • People should get to know each other
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PRODUCTION HISTORY

  • Most performed play 95-96 (besides Shakespeare)
  • Performed on and off Broadway
  • First published by Dramatists Play Service ('94)
  • Originally 6 plays, more were added

MAJOR CHARACTERS

  • Bill and Betty
  • Swift, Kafka, and Milton
  • Dawn and Don
  • Waitress, Al, and Mark
  • Trotsky, Mrs. Trotsky, and Ramon
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THEMES

  • Time
  • Accept what is given to you
  • Connect with people
  • Accept the inevitable
  • Relationships are complicated
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Climax
-No climax of the entire play since it's many different plays put together
-Climax of individual play: when they talk about Stephanie
-Climax of scene: When Betty yells at Bill

AWARDS

  • 600+ performances in 1993
  • John Gassner Award
  • Drama Desk Outstanding Play nominee
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Synopsis of Sure Thing:
Bill and Betty meet in a cafe. With every bad line, a bell rings and they rewind a bit and the character says a different line instead. Eventually they fall in love after restarting multiple times.

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MOSTLY GOOD REVIEWS

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED

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