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A Steady Rain - by Keith Huff (Paperback)

A Steady Rain - by  Keith Huff (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Joey and Denny have been best friends since kindergarten, and after working together for several years as policemen in Chicago, they are practically family: Joey helps out with Denny's wife and kids; Denny keeps Joey away from the bottle. But when a domestic disturbance call takes a turn for the worse, their friendship is put on the line. The result is a difficult journey into a moral gray area where trust and loyalty struggle for survival against a sobering backdrop of pimps, prostitutes, and criminal lowlifes. <p/>A dark duologue filled with sharp storytelling and biting repartee, <i>A Steady Rain </i>explores the complexities of a lifelong bond tainted by domestic affairs, violence, and the rough streets of Chicago.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Characteristic of Chicagoland theater at its gritty, no-nonsense best . . . An irresistibly forceful exercise in noir-style tandem storytelling." --<i>Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>"A gritty, rich, thick, poetic and entirely gripping noir tale of two Chicago police officers whose inner need to serve and protect both consumes them and rips them apart." --<i>Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune</i> <p/>"<i>A Steady Rain </i>turns out to be less like the perpetual drizzle of its title and more like a snowball that builds to an avalanche. While Huff starts with a couple of familiar characters . . . he deepens them into complex figures, compellingly human even when at their most despicable . . . <i>A Steady Rain </i>[has] genuine dramatic power and a sense of true tragedy." --<i>Steven Oxman, Variety</i> <p/>"Huff's vivid, intricately layered script . . . lifts [the play] far above the usual clichés, both detaching us from the melodrama and imbuing it with the force of tragedy." --<i>Richard Zoglin, Time</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>KEITH HUFF </b>is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and the author of numerous plays that have been produced off Broadway, internationally, and nationally. He lives in Chicago.</p>

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