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The designated mourner

A major work in the writings of Wallace Shawn.

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  • "Woven out of three monologues in what one reviewer called "a triple sonata of oppression and incomprehension" (The Sunday Times), Wallace Shawn's new play, The Designated Mourner, is a masterful drama about the pursuit of aesthetic subtleties in brutal times. The three characters include the eponymous designated mourner, Jack; his wife, Judy; and his erudite father-in-law, Howard. Although Judy is tied to her famous father by a passionate bond, she is nonetheless drawn toward Jack, whose taste in cultural forms follows a disturbing path. When Jack abandons both Judy and Howard, he continues his riveting societal free-fall into a world of gleeful savagery."
  • "Set in the once-charming capital city of an authoritatrain county, Howard lives with his fiercely loyal daughter. Despite her passionate attachment to her father, she finds herself drawn to an amusing, light-minded man."
  • "A major work in the writings of Wallace Shawn."@en

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  • "Domestic drama"
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  • "The designated mourner"@en
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  • "THE DESIGNATED MOURNER"@en
  • "The Designated Mourner"@en

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