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J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish and is a modern retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job — hence the title: J.B./Job. The play went through several incarnations before it was finally published. MacLeish began the work in 1953 as a one-act production but within three years had expanded it to a full three-act manuscript.There are two versions of J.B.

author
Archibald MacLeish
character in play
David, First Messenger, Second Messenger, Rebecca, Mary, Girl, Sarah, A Distant Voice, Bildad, Eliphaz, J.B., Jolly, Jonathan, Mr. Zuss, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Botticelli, Mrs. Lesure, Mrs. Murphy, Nickles, Ruth, Zophar
IBDB ID
4814
original language
English language
premiere date
1958-12-11
premiere place
New York City, August Wilson Theatre
premiere year
1958-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
a corner inside an enormous circus tent
subject of play
a retelling of the Biblical Book of Job

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