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Contact

Dance Play

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By John Weidman(Book),Susan Stroman(Choreographer)

Brief Description

Contact is a unified trilogy made up of three distinct one-act stories exploring the human need for connection.

Year Written1999

Original LanguageNon-Verbal

Type of WorkDance Play

GenreDrama

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Scene Breakdown (3)

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
I	1	"Swinging": A forest glade, 1767	Complete
II	1	"Did You Move?": An Italian restaurant, Queens, 1954	Complete
III	1	"Contact": New York City, today	Complete

Characters (9)

Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
a Servant	Male	20s	—	Act I, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Servantout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
an Aristocrat	Male	20s	—	Act I, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write an Aristocratout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Girl	Female	20s	—	Act I, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Girlout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Wife	Female	20s	—	Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Wifeout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Husband	Male	20s	—	Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Husbandout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Headwaiter	Male	20s	—	Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Headwaiterout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
an Advertising Executive	Male	20s	—	Act III, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write an Advertising Executiveout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Bartender	Male	20s	—	Act III, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Bartenderout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
a Girl in a Yellow Dress	Female	20s	—	Act III, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write a Girl in a Yellow Dressout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

Production List (2)

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Collection	Opening Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	🏢 Stage
	15 May 2001	Contact (National Tour)	—	Curran Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
	30 Mar 2000	Contact	—	Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City, New York, United States