The Guys

Journalist Anne Nelson’s debut play The Guys-which became an off-off-Broadway hit and movie- is a simply stated but affecting account of her real-life experiences in the aftermath of September 11. A journalist meets with a fire captain needing help scripting eulogies he has to deliver for eight members of his crew lost in the World Trade Center. What can a writer contribute to bring life back to thew “new” Post-9/11 normal?