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In the Boom Boom Room

by David Rabe · 1975

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Book jacket/back: This extensively revised version of David Rabe's 1973 play returns it to the two-act structure originally intended by the author, as it sharpens and focuses his searing portrait of a young dancer's descent into hell.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 112 pages
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