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Six Degrees of Separation (play)

Six Degrees of Separation (play)
Original poster by James McMullan
Play information
NameSix Degrees of Separation
Written byJohn Guare
CharactersOuisa
Flan
Paul
Kitty
Larkin
Hustler
Detective
Doug
Policeman
Ben
Tess
Woody
Date premieredMay 16, 1990
Place premieredMitzi E. Newhouse Theater
New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
SettingNew York City

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'Six Degrees of Separation' is a 1990 play written by John Guare that premiered at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center on May 16, 1990, directed by Jerry Zaks and starring Stockard Channing. The production transferred to the Vivian Beaumont Theater for its Broadway debut on November 8, 1990.

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Six Degrees of Separation rehearsals. Thursday, September 13, 2007. Eight days before opening night.
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Six Degrees of Separation rehearsals. Thursday, September 17, 2007. four days before opening night.
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Six Degrees of Separation is a witty, biting, yet ultimately sincere commentary on what drives people: the desire for money, fame, social standing, comfort, and, for the lucky, a desire for meaningful human connection. Guare based the premise of his play on an actual incident. A young African-American man gained access to the homes of upper-class New Yorkers by pretending to be the son of actor Sidney Poitier, but the creation of the play is an imaginative tour de force. Guare uses the props of the late twentieth century, such as social issues and art, to create a comprehensive picture of a fragmented society, one in which those simple six degrees that bind people together are overlooked, blatantly ignored, and, very occasionally, celebrated. I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation... The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. We are bound to everyone on this planet by a trail of six people.
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David Grindley directs John Guare's adrenalin-fuelled Olivier Award-winning play - a sharp, vivacious take on two worlds colliding. When Ouisa and Flan Kittredge let an injured young man into their home in the middle of the night, they open the door on a new and enticing world. But is it really what it seems? Guare's witty play scratches beneath the surface of a world obsessed with money and fame how can anyone be sure that people are who they say they are? Inspired by the real life story of a flamboyant con artist who convinced wealthy residents in Manhattan that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier, Six Degrees of Separation is a captivating study of society's pretensions exposed by one man's self-confidence and imagination. The play originally debuted on Broadway in 1990 and in 1993 it was adapted as a film starring Stockard Channing - reprising her Broadway role - Donald Sutherland and Will Smith. This new production will be the first major London revival of the play in almost 18 years.
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