Free Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet

Copyright © 1982, 1983 by David Mamet
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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
    Mamet, David.
    Glengarry Glen Ross.
    I. Title.
    PS3563.A4345G56    1984    812’.54    83-49380
    eISBN: 978-0-8021-9179-3
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This play is dedicated to
    H AROLD P INTER

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross was first presented at The Cottlesloe Theatre, London, England, on September 21, 1983 with the following cast:
    Shelly Levene
Derek Newark
John Williamson
Karl Johnson
Dave Moss
Trevor Ray
George Aronow
James Grant
Richard Roma
Jack Shepherd
James Lingk
Tony Haygarth
Baylen
John Tams
Directed by B ILL B RYDEN
    The U.S. premiere of the play took place at The Goodman Theatre of the Arts Institute of Chicago in a Chicago Theatre Groups, Inc. production on February 6, 1984 with the following cast:
    Shelly Levene
Robert Prosky
John Williamson
J . T. Walsh
Dave Moss
James Tolkan
George Aronow
Mike Nussbaum
Richard Roma
Joe Mantegna
James Lingk
William L. Petersen
Baylen
Jack Wallace
Directed by G REGORY M OSHER

THE CHARACTERS
    Williamson, Baylen, Roma, Lingk
    Men in their early forties.
    Levene, Moss, Aaronow
    Men in their fifties.
    THE SCENE
    The three scenes of A CT O NE take place in a Chinese restaurant.
    A CT T WO takes place in a real estate office.

ALWAYS BE CLOSING.
    Practical Sales Maxim

ACT ONE
    SCENE ONE
    A booth at a Chinese restaurant, Williamson and Levene are seated at the booth.
    Levene: John . . . John . . . John. Okay. John. John. Look: (Pause.) The Glengarry Highland’s leads, you’re sending Roma out. Fine. He’s a good man. We know what he is. He’s fine. All I’m saying, you look at the board, he’s throwing . . . wait, wait, wait, he’s throwing them away, he’s throwing the leads away. All that I’m saying, that you’re wasting leads. I don’t want to tell you your job. All that