Wrestlers has been performed by: Mark Harmon Gina Hecht Judd Nelson Dan Butler George Clooney Miguel Ferrer Paul Regina Sarah Jessica Parker Bill C. Davis Elizabeth Berridge Paul Lange Brett Butler Sireesha Katragadda Published by: Dramatists Play Service Agent: william craver

Two brothers meet on stage - Bobby and Monty - Bobby won't talk to Monty. Monty is determined to find out why - not just the immediate cause, but the long range cause. Scenes play out like the reconstruction of a crime. How did this silence happen? As boys, Bobby, the older brother, engaged in a systematic oppression of his younger brother. Wrestling was part of the nightly ritual of oppression. As adults, the struggle for positioning took other forms.

As Bobby, the golden boy in high school, fails in adulthood - Monty, on his terms, thrives. When Monty tries to bring Bobby out of his doldrums by inviting him up to the country house he shares with his girlfriend, Angie, Bobby greets Monty's helping hand as a move to dominate. Bobby does accept the invitation but the positions shift as Bobby begins to fix and renovate the house, much to the delight of Angie.

Monty reacts to being compared - tension between him and Angie grows - they break up - Monty, sensing Bobby's attraction to her, tells him it is fine if he wants to pursue a relationship with her. After months of no communication with either of them - Monty calls Angie and they reunite. Bobby, who was developing a relationship with Angie, is enraged. He is convinced that Angie used him to get Monty back and he can't understand why Monty would want to devastate him.

In their final scene on stage Monty tries to convince Bobby that there is something to investigate - that there was a moment of innocent fraternity that can only be recaptured once the silence is ended.

There is a screenplay for Wrestlers.

LA Times - Sylvie Drake: "....so vibrant and playful that it expertly disguises the comedy's darker lining and more delicate themes: How genetics and other biology never leave us and how, if we are truly to blossom, we had better embrace them and - ultimately - embrace one another."