Bart and Arnie

Adam Szymkowicz

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Two pals making their way in the city. Existential dread and friendship. Puppets. Modern dance. Whimsy. The financial difficulties of living in the big city and the highs and lows of art and commerce. It’s hard to want things.

Production Info

Cast: 2 total (2 male, flexible casting, up to 40 actors, any race or gender)
Full Length Comedy (about 75 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
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Reviews

Press Quotes

“Adam Szymkowicz’s play BART AND ARNIE is a sweet, odd, funny, and relatable little play about friendship and existential angst. Using familiar characters from most of our childhoods, he explores ideas of mental health, relationships, careers, and just the difficulties of getting through the day … BART AND ARNIE is an endearing show that’s sweet without being treacly, and in fact explores some pretty deep ideas.” —⁠Cherry and Spoon

“It takes something comforting and familiar and then adds a twist that makes you see that thing in a whole new light … it’s gently dark, and still very funny and sweet.” —⁠Stage of MN

“A sweet and relatable show about finding your purpose, getting through everyday life, and the joys and dread that come along with it.” —⁠Lettered in Theatre

About the Author

Author

  • Adam Szymkowicz

    ADAM SZYMKOWICZ's plays have been produced throughout the U.S., and in Canada, England, Wales, The Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Türkiye, Switzerland, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Sweden, Austria, Slovenia, Ethiopia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Serbia, and Lithuania. Published plays include KODACHROME, THE BOOKSTORE, HEARTS LIKE FISTS, HEARTS LIKE PLANETS, MARIAN OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD, MARIAN OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD THE MUSICAL, CLOWN BAR, CLOWN BAR 2, CLOWN BAR CHRISTMAS, THE GIRL WHO CANNOT BE HURT, THE CHRISTMAS TREE FARM, INCENDIARY, THE WHY OVERHEAD, DEFLOWERING WALDO, PRETTY THEFT, FOOD FOR FISH, ADVENTURES OF SUPER MARGARET, 7 WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU, RARE BIRDS, BART AND ARNIE, MERCY, OLD FASHIONED COLD FUSION, THE PARKING LOT, THE NIGHT CHILDREN, THE WOODEN HEART, STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, WHEN JACK MET JILL, HEART OF SNOW, LOVE LETTER TO SEASIDE CITY, THE SEX WRITER, 100 THINGS I NEVER SAID TO YOU, 100 LOVE LETTERS I NEVER SENT and NERVE. His plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Concord, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Stage Partners and Original Works Publishing. He has a book of new monologues, Small Explosions, and a book on playwriting, Letters to a Young Playwright, both published by Applause/Bloomsbury. He was the premiere Resident Playwright at The Chance Theater in Anaheim, CA and the first playwright to participate in Bloomington Playwrights Projects' Square One Series. He has been to The Orchard Project, Connecticut Theatre Exchange, Theatre4ThePeople's the Barn and to JAW at Portland Center Stage, served twice as Playwright in Residence at the William Inge Center, and twice as a Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters. He's been to Stillwright three times. Szymkowicz received two grants from the CT Commission on Culture & Tourism, and has been commissioned by South Coast Rep, Rising Phoenix Rep, The NOLA Project, Single Carrot Theater, Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Patapsco Theatre, Majestic Rep, The Chance Theater, Texas State University, The Juilliard School, Concord Theatricals/The Educational Theatre Association and Flux Theater Ensemble. Adam received a Playwright's Diploma from The Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program and an MFA from Columbia University where he was the Dean's Fellow. Szymkowicz is a two-time Lecomte du Nouy Prize winner, a Creative Partner at Flux Theatre Ensemble, and a member of the Dramatists Guild. He was a member of Primary Stages' Dorothy Strelsin New American Writer's Group, the MCC Playwright's Coalition and of the very first Ars Nova Play Group. He has interviewed over 1100 playwrights on his blog.

About the Book

Book Information

Publisher BPPI
Publication Date 10/30/2025
Pages 54
ISBN 9798888560655

Special Notes

Special Notes

Licensees are required to include the original stage producers credits in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
The following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
Bart and Arnie is produced
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com

Productions

Upcoming and Recent Productions

Nonprofessional


12/11/2025 – 12/13/2025
Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN