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David William Rabe (born March 10, 1940) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1972 ( Sticks and Bones) and also received Tony Award nominations for Best Play in 1974 ( In the Boom Boom Room ), 1977 ( Streamers) and 1985 ( Hurlyburly ).
David Rabe, American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist whose work was known for its use of grotesque humor, satire, and surreal fantasy. His notable plays included The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Sticks and Bones, Streamers, The Orphan, and Hurlyburly. Learn more about Rabe’s life and career.
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David Rabe was born on 10 March 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Firm (1993), Casualties of War (1989) and Hurlyburly (1998).
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- March 10, 1940
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David Rabe has written 6 shows including Sticks and Bones (Playwright), Boom Boom Room (Playwright), The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (Playwright), Hurlyburly (Playwright), Streamers...
Nov 16, 2008 · In Rabe’s second play, “Sticks and Bones,” which delivers a mordant contrast between actual and psychological blindness, David, a blinded vet, tries to open his blinkered family to “a ...
David Rabe is a Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Rabe broke out onto the theatre scene in the 1970s, and was one of the most lauded playwrights of the 70s and 80s. He is known for his dark humor, satire, biting wit, and surrealism. Rabe was born in Dubuque, Iowa.
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In the Boom Boom Room is a play by David Rabe. The play follows a young go-go dancer who has a difficult relationship with her parents. Plot summary. Chrissy arrives in 1960s Philadelphia with the dream of becoming a successful dancer. Desperation leads her to a job at a sleazy nightclub called Big Tom's Boom Boom Room.
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