BILL W. AND DR. BOB, written by Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey and directed by Ronnie Marmo, is the powerful, funny and profoundly inspirational story detailing the events that led to the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the story of their wives, who founded Al Anon.
In 1929, famous New York stockbroker Bill Wilson crashes along with the stock market and becomes a hopeless drunk. Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon from Ohio, has also been an alcoholic for 30 years. Through an astonishing series of events, Bill and Bob meet and form a relationship, each helping the other to stay sober
The play artfully illustrates Bill and Bob’s journey from the pain and isolation of alcoholism to the hope and inspiration they find in sobriety and helping others. The play originally opened at the New World Stages off-Broadway in New York, to outstanding critical acclaim.
Recommended “An often moving revival…Earnest, impassioned performances…” – LA Times
“A REMARKABLE STORY! By sheer dint of intelligent writing, a leavening of humor and the innate power of its biographical story telling, this play TOUCHES ITS AUDIENCE” – VARIETY
Recommended “Marmo’s direction sensitively guides the action” – LA Weekly
“Passion is felt in the urgency, honesty, and power of this simple staging.” – Backstage West