As Bees in Honey Drown

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As Bees in Honey Drown is a satirical stage play by Douglas Carter Beane that skewers celebrity culture and the lure of fame through the story of a young writer seduced by a glamorous con artist.

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instanceOf comedy ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Douglas Carter Beane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstProductionDate 1997 ⓘ
firstProductionLocation Off-Broadway ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1990s ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasActStructure two acts ⓘ
hasCharacter Alexa Vere de Vere ⓘ
Evan Wyler ⓘ
Illya ⓘ
Morris ⓘ
Ron ⓘ
Skunk ⓘ
hasDialogueForm contemporary American English ⓘ
hasForm full-length play ⓘ
hasReception critical acclaim Off-Broadway ⓘ
hasRightsHolder Douglas Carter Beane ⓘ
hasStyle fast-paced dialogue ⓘ
pop-culture references ⓘ
satirical tone ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult theatre audiences ⓘ
hasTopic LGBT themes ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ
publishing industry ⓘ
isAbout a young writer seduced by a glamorous con artist ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Alexa Vere de Vere ⓘ
Evan Wyler ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
notableProduction 1997 Off-Broadway production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre ⓘ
originalProductionType Off-Broadway production ⓘ
premiereTheatre Lucille Lortel Theatre ⓘ
linked to: Laura Pels Theatre
setting New York City ⓘ
subject artistic ambition ⓘ
celebrity culture ⓘ
con artists ⓘ
fame ⓘ
identity ⓘ
theme cost of success ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
the lure of fame ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century ⓘ
writer Douglas Carter Beane ⓘ

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J. Smith-Cameron → notableWork → As Bees in Honey Drown ⓘ