Old Acquaintances

John Van Druten’s sophisticated high comedy masterpiece 'Old Acquaintance' has graced the New York stage in various definitive classical revivals, most famously under the banner of the Theatre Guild and the Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed 2007 Broadway production at the American Airlines Theatre. The crisp, textually electric narrative handles an elegant look at female independence and professional rivalry, tracking two lifelong childhood companions—one a brilliant, high-minded literary novelist and the other a wealthy, hyper-prolific writer of trashy romance books—as their long-term friendship fractures over a sweltering Manhattan holiday weekend. The 2007 revival starred Margaret Colin.