User:Playdramabuff/Thirst (play)

Thirst is a play written by Eugene O'neill. This script was originally published in 1914 and is now a public domain work. It may be performed without royalties. He grew up in a stage family, his father being an itinerant actor, an Irish immigrant traveling the US. All of them are fairly sensationalist. None of them played any role in its author's later fame. A fugitive robber is the hero, a pimp the villain, and a sick prostitute the victim of bad police work. No ship or island in sight. The play was staged in Provincetown with Louise Bryant. Unexpectedly it turns out to be a ghost story. This one was also staged in Provincetown.

Characters
The play has mainly two characters:
 * Dancer
 * Gentleman

Media Articles
Some notable references on the play from news articles are:

Eugene O'Neill's 'Thirst' to be presented at Loyola-" Eugene O'Neill's 'Thirst' to be presented at Loyola.Theater Loyola is to present Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play, Thirst, as event No. 2 in its nine-event season, The Many Faces of Eugene O'Neill, at 8.30 P.M. Saturday in Cohn Hall, Loyola campus, free to the....Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.If you have questions or comments about the archives, please send us feedback. " -- The Sun - Oct 27, 1972

Mercury News: Search Results-" Your search results Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 total matches.LEAVE it to little City Lights Theater Company to find virtue in the minor works of Eugene O'Neill, whose centenary the theater world is celebrating this season.Now that they've been resurrected, not all is worth keeping in City Lights' production of three early one-acts: Fog, Thirst and In the Zone.The last is so strong that it makes up for the other two. " -- San Jose Mercury News - Jun 27, 1988

Performances and Videos

 * 1) ▶ BHSECQ One Act Play Festival: Thirst by Eugene O'Neill - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh7kA6SNgW8
 * 2) ▶ Andrew Halpin Monologue: Thirst - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzkoVfH-zMA
 * 3) ▶ The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill Trailer # 2 - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-kj9qFzzHI
 * 4) ▶ Dala Minida Theatre Company Presents: THIRST (Sneak Peak) - YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PykGatvWPM

Online script links

 * 1) http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/metabook/thirst.html
 * 2) http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/thirst001.html
 * 3) http://www.eoneill.com/texts/

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