‘The finest American author of his generation.’—Sunday Mail
This complex new work from celebrated playwright David Mamet revolves around a wealthy man, his young fiancée, and an airplane. The man has just bought a new plane as a wedding present for the girl. He intends to go into semiretirement and enjoy himself. While in the process of leaving his office, and giving last minute instructions to his young assistant, he takes one final phone call.
The new, widely anticipated play premieres on Broadway this fall, starring Tony and Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, for whom the play was written. Pacino described the role of billionaire Mickey Ross as ‘one of the most daunting and challenging roles I’ve been given to explore in the theater’ and declared, ‘it blew me away.’
David Mamet is an American playwright, director, and screenwriter whose most notable works include Glengarry Glen Ross (Pulitzer Prize for Drama), American Buffalo, Speed-the-Plow, Oleanna, November, Race, and The Anarchist. Besides the film adaptations of his plays, his major screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, Rising Sun, Wag the Dog, and Hannibal. Over the course of his prolific career, Mamet has earned Tony Award nominations, Academy Award nominations, Drama Desk Awards, and ‘Screenwriter of the Year’ from the London Critics Circle Film Awards.
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David Mamet’s numerous plays include
Oleanna,
Glengarry Glen Ross (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award),
American Buffalo,
Speed-the-Plow,
Boston Marriage,
November,
Race and
The Anarchist. He wrote the screenplays for such films as
The Verdict,
The Untouchables and
Wag the Dog, and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. He has written and directed ten films, including
Homicide,
The Spanish Prisoner,
State and Main,
House of Games,
Spartan and
Redbelt. In addition, he wrote the novels
The Village,
The Old Religion,
Wilson and many books of nonfiction, including
Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose and Practice of the Movie Business;
Theatre;
Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama and the
New York Times bestseller
The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture. His HBO film
Phil Spector, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, aired in 2013 and earned him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He was co-creator and executive producer of the CBS television show
The Unit and is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company.
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