Word: kids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...play, fittingly, is loosely-focused on life in the Boston Red Sox bullpen. The Sox have just added to their roster a 19-year-old pitching sensation named "The Kid," a Roger Clemens-type, who is scheduled to pitch in that day's game against the New York Yankees. In order to make room for him, they must cut a player from the bullpen, creating a great deal of anxiety among the six principals in the play--a catcher and five pitchers...
Each person is a likely candidate to be dropped from the team, for reasons ranging from the player's age to a recent slump. During the performance, which spans "The Kid's" pitching debut, the actors constantly banter back and forth about which one will be cut. Through the funny repartee, that ranges from self-criticism to denigration, the Los Angeles-based playwright raises his characters from stereotypes to more complex figures...