Is Life Worth Living? Revival 2009

Opened: September 14, 2009
Closing: October 18, 2009

Is Life Worth Living? - 2009 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Mint Theater
311 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036

“Legit repertory troupe comes to a small village in Ireland and, after a week or so of Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg the town is off its nut.”



That, in a nutshell, is the story of IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? — a gloriously goofy comedy that imagines the impact a steady diet of serious drama might have on the amiable residents of the seaside town of Inish.



The fun begins when the town elders decide to improve the tone of the place. Enter Hector De La Mare and his wife Constance Constantia of the De La Mare Repertory company — committed exclusively to “psychological and introspective drama: the great plays of Russia, an Ibsen or two, a little Strindberg.”

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Is Life Worth Living? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Is Life Worth Living? have there been?
Is Life Worth Living? has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1933 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2009.

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