WITH THIS RING: Stage Play

by Joe Simonelli

A play written specifically with Valentine's Day in mind. "With This Ring" is the story of a wedding band that travels over five generations and the visceral effect it has on those couples who come to possess it. The ring is first presented to an Irish immigrant by her husband at the turn of the nineteenth century. It then skips a generation in the next scene in the 1960's as the couple's grandson inherits it, has it inscribed and presents it to his new wife. In Scene Three the ring becomes a point of contention in the mid -eighties between an estranged couple contemplating a divorce. It comes full circle in the last scene where it finds its way to an engaged couple in 2007 and a special visitor who is coming from out of state for their wedding. WHAT THE CRITICS SAID: '"With This Ring" is a must see! Mr. Simonelli writes dialouge in a visceral style reminiscent of Mamet and Chayefesky. A riveting evening in theatre. Go see it now!Joe Franklin - Bloomberg Radio Four couples. Four stories. One apartment. One wedding ring. One hundred years.That may seem as though a straight line is drawn in the play "With This Ring." No, playwright Joseph Simonelli has explorations in mind, including a glance into the life of a struggling playwright.The core of "With This Ring" is love, or at least relationships in marriage.Around that core, the audience witnesses changes over time in the neighborhood outside the apartment in New York City. The audience also sees shifts in society/marriage - how the chemistry of couples works, or doesn't.Playgoing is primarily a couples thing for theGreen Bay Community Theater audience, and "With This Ring" provides many points of interest - and this: It's fascinating being a fly on the wall in somebody else's home. - Warren Gerdis, critic at largeWhat Mr. Simonelli's agent had to say!I represent such notable playwrights as NEIL SIMON, LARRY GELBART, and MART CROWLEY. I find Joe Simonelli to be in good company with his more famous counterparts. Gary DaSilva

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1096876868
• ISBN13: 9781096876861
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"