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English Made Simple by David Ives
is the story of a couple named Jack and Jill who meet at a party. As the night progresses it becomes apparent that the two knew each other, and were even involved romantically, before this night at the party. Meanwhile a college English professor, whose name is never announced but written as the "Loudspeaker Voice" in the script, explains what the couple is really thinking as they talk to each other. It is an extremely wordy romantic comedy full of twists and turns. Well written, it is one of David Ives's better known plays.
David Ives
David Ives is a contemporary American playwright. A native of South Chicago, Ives attended a minor Catholic seminary and Northwestern University and, after some years' interval, Yale School of Drama, where he received an MFA in playwriting...
is the story of a couple named Jack and Jill who meet at a party. As the night progresses it becomes apparent that the two knew each other, and were even involved romantically, before this night at the party. Meanwhile a college English professor, whose name is never announced but written as the "Loudspeaker Voice" in the script, explains what the couple is really thinking as they talk to each other. It is an extremely wordy romantic comedy full of twists and turns. Well written, it is one of David Ives's better known plays.