The Mercy Seat: A Play

I'm fascinated by arguing and the dynamics of arguments. The part I liked best about Labute's "Your Friends and Neighbors" was the arguing between Ben Stiller and Catherine Keener. That argument only lasted for about five minutes, so the fact that Mercy Seat is an hour-long argument is treat for someone like me.This play has only two characters, and it is extremely fascinating and extremely complex. Ben Harcourt is Labute's typical Aaron Eckhart character. But I think that Abby Prescott's character type is new for Labute. She's a very smart, and seemingly genuine and nice woman.Labute says in the introduction that this is his first play solely about relationships. He does an excellent job. My only recommendation is to skip Labute's introduction to the play until you've read it through once. It's an extremely cool intro, but I feel that it gives away too much of the plot.

Delivered fast and great condition!

Only the star power of Sigourney Weaver and Liev Schreiber could have gotten this play produced. We have an interesting discussion of a relationship that society questions because the woman is in a superior position to the man. The struggle they face pales against the back drop of 9/11.

Moving play and intersecting premise. LaBute is a master.

A good LaBute play. The subject matter in this play is some heavy stuff. I would suggest only top caliber actors take a stab at this one.The Mercy Seat may be a good suggestion for a post-graduate scene study.

I saw this with Sigourney Weaver and Liev Schreiber. I forgot how great it was. Great addition to the 9/11 story. it left me with more questions than answers.

I really like Labutes plays. I'm doing a scene from this show for my directing class and I love it!

Terrific writing by one of America's top contemporary playwrites. Powerful play, full of wonderfully drawn characters. Read it and buy it.

This just didn't work for me. The basic premise was a good one but developed very poorly.The writing seemed crude and didn't go anywhere. Perhaps it would work better if seen on stage but I doubt it.

Perfect, as described

musste das Stück für eine Prüfung lesen, recht kurzfristig, was sich gut umsetzen ließ. Thematik doch etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig, bzw der Umgang der zwei Personen damit. sicherlich als ausgeführtes Theaterstück besser.