Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2004

Ages: 14+
Opened: November 10, 2004
Closing: December 05, 2004

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea - 2004 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Second Stage Theatre
307 West 43rd Street (at 8th Avenue) New York, NY

The setting is a rundown bar in the Bronx, where two of society’s rejects, Danny and Roberta, strike up a halting conversation over their beer. He is a brooding, self-loathing young man who resorts more to violence than reason; she is a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman whose troubled teenage son is now being cared for by her parents. Danny, whose fellow truck drivers call him “the animal,” seems incapable of tender emotion, while Roberta, who is still haunted by the memory of an ugly sexual incident involving her father, is distrustful of men in general. And yet, as their initial reserve begins to melt, and they decide to spend the night together, the possibility of a genuine and meaningful relationship begins to emerge—the first for both of them. In the end there are no facile, easy answers, but thanks to the playwright’s skill and compassion, both characters are able to probe within themselves to find an exorcism and forgiveness that, while painfully achieved, offers the hope of a future touched, at last, with more than the bitterness and loneliness that had been their lot before their fateful meeting.

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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea have there been?
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1984, Off-Broadway which opened in 2004 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2023.

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