''The Guys'' is a play by Anne Nelson about the aftereffects of the

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. A film version of the play was released in 2002 and starred

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and

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History

In the play, Joan, an editor, helps Nick, a New York Fire Department captain, prepare the eulogies for the eight firefighters who died under his command that day, out of a crew of twelve. The play debuted off-Broadway at

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on December 4, 2001, directed by Jim Simpson and starring

and

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. Since 2001, ''The Guys'' has been presented in 48 US states and in the Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Italy and Poland.

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and

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presented it at the

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. It enjoyed a commemorative rerun at the Flea Theater in 2006 on the 5th anniversary of 9/11. In parts of the theatrical run the two roles were played by

and Sigourney Weaver. They also star in a 2002 film adaptation, for which Weaver was nominated for a

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for best performance by an actress. The play was published by Dramatists Play Service and Random House in 2002. The audible.com recorded version, which featured Bill Irwin and

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, won an

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for best recorded play of the year. Weaver and LaPaglia reprised their roles in the film version, which was also directed by Jim Simpson. The film debuted at the

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on September 11, 2002 and was released in theaters in April 2003. It was shot in New York on a $500,000 budget.

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