“As tough as it is tender, and shot through with aching authenticity,
Good People
is that rare play that is timeless and keyed into a specific moment of American life, without the need to grasp for topicality…Bringing the same clear-eyed emotional observation that distinguished his Pulitzer Prize-winner
Rabbit Hole
, Lindsay-Abaire has crafted another penetrating drama about deeply relatable issues.” –David Rooney,
Hollywood Reporter
“Searing, superbly written…this is a well-made play, in the best sense of the term.” –Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune
“If
isn't a hit for Manhattan Theatre Club, there is no justice in the land. Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind.” –Marilyn Stasio,
Variety
“Substantial, tender yet often howlingly funny…delectably uncomfortable to sit through. I’d call it a smart, painful social comedy with a head and a heart.” –Dominic Maxwell,
The Times (UK)
With his signature humor, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America. Set in Boston’s Southie neighborhood, where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, we meet Margaret Walsh, who is facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break. When a friend from the old neighborhood, who is now very successful, moves back to town, Margaret hopes he may be the ticket to turning her life around.
David Lindsay-Abaire
is the Pulitzer-winning author of
, which was made into a feature film. He is the author of
,
Fuddy Meers
Wonder of the World
A Devil Inside
and
Kimberly Akimbo
, as well as the book and lyrics to
Shrek the Musical
. He has written the screenplays for
Rise of the Guardians
Oz: The Great and Powerful
. Born in South Boston, he now lives in Brooklyn.