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Stockholm Syndrome

Adam Szymkowicz

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME: OR, REMEMBER THE TIME JIMMY'S ALL AMERICAN BEEFSTEAK PLACE WAS TAKEN OVER BY THAT GROUP OF RADICALS? That mouthful of a title is set, appropriately, at Jimmy's All American Beefsteak Restaurant — a fictional chain (the kind you love to hate) — whose employees and patrons suddenly find themselves in the midst of a hostage crisis … and a love story.

Production Info

Cast: 12 total (6 female, 6 male)
Full Length Comedy (about 100 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
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“An outrageous farce of violence and lasciviousness!” —⁠The New Orleans Advocate

“STOCKHOLM SYNDROME is a hilarious and captivating show, in the best way possible.” —⁠Gambit Weekly

“In all its absurdity … an entirely new genre of theater — the interactive terrorist musical comedy … You’ll get a hearty kick out of STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.” —⁠The Times-Picayune

“But for all the talk about immersion, maybe the most important piece for an audience member to feel immersed in is thematic. And that’s what I enjoyed most about the show. At the heart of STOCKHOLM SYNDROME is a group of characters who look at their lives at some point in the show and realize they’re not totally happy with how things are going. Worse yet, they don’t even understand how their lives got to this level of disappointment. A server who sings about the dissatisfaction of every day being exactly the same as the last. A diner who doesn’t have her needs fulfilled by her husband. A manager whose dedication and loyalty frequently lead to letdowns and heartbreak. A woman who wants a man with more ambition. And a man who just wants a woman to go home and hold hands with. This story is full of realizations of life-gone-astray, and that’s a realization most of us can relate to at at least one point or another.” —⁠Very Local

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 11/17/2022
Pages 68
ISBN 9780881459555

Special Notes

Special Notes

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