Synopsis
The Guys
$11.99 Published by Random House
True story about Joan, an editor, and Nick, a fire captain, who meet when she offers to help him write eulogies for the men he lost on 9/11
As Joan draws Nick out about the guys, vivid personalities and powerful profiles of seemingly ordinary men emerge, revealing the substance and meaning that lies beneath the surface of their daily unremarkable lives
As the individual talents and dedication of people within the small firehouse community are realized, we come to understand that everybody has some unique skill, something important to contribute
First performed in a hit off-off-Broadway production by Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray, then with such stars as Susan Sarandon, Bill Irwin, and Anthony LaPaglia