The Universal Language

by David Ives

Drama / Anthology.

Genres: Plays

Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

A contemporary American playwright whose plays often consist of one act and are generally comedies. They are notable for their verbal dexterity, theatrical invention, and quirky humor.

He earned his MFA in Playwriting from The Yale School of Drama. A Guggenheim Fellow in playwriting, David is probably best known for his evening of one-act comedies called "All In the Timing". The show won the Outer Critics Circle Playwriting Award, ran for two years Off-Broadway, and in the 1995-96 season was the most-performed play in the country after Shakespeare productions.

Reviews

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful play, that plays with language. A very creative play with a bit of an expected ending. I loved his use of language in this play and would be eager to see another of his plays.

[Delaney DeSpain · Rating 1 out of 5]

This play gave me a headache. The only thing worse than reading it was having to memorize it!

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh man, the poor actors!

[kiara skene · Rating 3 out of 5]

- damn, the vocality needed for the actors jeez

[Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dawn was the best character.