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Naomi In the Living
Room:. Naomi, when visited by John and Johanna, her
son and daughter in law, is alternately friendly and
insulting. Johanna copes her best, but when John changes his
clothes to look like Johanna, things start to unravel. Naomi
barely notices any differences, but throws them both out of
the house, then decides she's had a nice time!
The Book Of Leviticus Show
Lettie Lu is broadcasting her own public TV access show
from a local motel. Based on Lettie Lu's belief in the
Book of Leviticus, the show's interpretation of the
story leads Lettie Lu to today's segment's activities of
capturing and putting to death a homosexual and an
adulteress. All in a day's devotion to God.
Entertaining Mr. Helms
An extremely conservative father runs a rigid household:
the Pledge of Allegiance each morning, his wife does
"woman's thing," his daughter get points for being. glad a
classmate died of a botched abortion and his son gets into
trouble calling sports teams by words with double meanings
(instead of Team A and B). They are all happy living in
America.
Cardinal O'Connor
The Cardinal comes to explain briefly why birth control
is always always always wrong.
Women Stand Up
A sensitive woman trying to do stand-up comedy has to
bring her own laugh track, just in case. Her
self-deprecating jokes turn out to be all too real, as is
her pain as she senses the truth.
DMV Tyrant
A man goes to a woman clerk at the Division of Motor
Vehicles and tries to get his license renewed - with
infuriating results.
The Hardy Boys & the Mystery
of Where Babies Come From
Frank and Joe Hardy change sweaters a lot and look cute.
The word "sleuthing" excites them and they're off to
investigate what it means when it is said that Nancy Drew
has "a bun in the oven."
Aunt Dan Meets the Madwoman of
Chaillot
Aunt Dan, the title character of Wallace Shawn's Aunt
Dan and the Lemon, has a discussion with Giradoux'
Madwoman of Chaillot. They discuss it all.
Canker Sores & Other
Distractions
A man and a woman, previously married, try to reconcile
over dinner, but a canker sore and a talkative waitress ruin
everything.
Medea
A sketch co-authored by Durang and Wendy Wasserstein.
Medea and her chorus of three woman try to figure out if
it's appropriate to kill your children to punish your
husband. Jason shows up; so does a messenger with news of
Lady Teazle; and a Deus ex Machina comes down from
the sky to cheer everybody up.
Funeral Parlour
A widow is accosted at her husband's funeral by a very
inappropriate guest.
1-900-Desperate.
Gretchen, irritated by her mother's constant criticism
of her empty love life, calls a romance talk line and finds
only other women and one young man named Scuzzy. When a
5-year-old child dials by mistake, Gretchen finds his
innocent babbling preferable to all the adults.
Women In A Playground
Two women watch their children play; one of them is
pretty normal, the other has a very pessimistic outlook.
Phyllis and Zenobia
Two strange sisters bicker about who did or didn't kill
their mother - and who does or doesn't like pudding.
Desire, Desire, Desire
Another Tennessee Williams. parody, from the author of
For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls. Blanche DuBois,
her nerves shot, is stuck in a house with a slobby Stanley
Kowalski, who keeps yelling "Stella!" Stella left for a
lemon Coke 6 years ago and never returned. Blanche tries to
seduce a young census taker, but is interrupted by Big Daddy
and Maggie from Cat On A Hot Tin Roof A "tart" from
The Iceman Cometh shows up as well, irritating
Blanche by saying "pipe dream" instead of "illusion." Stella
comes back briefly, but departs again, leaving Blanche and
Stanley stuck together for eternity.
One Minute Play (Written
for a 1-minute play festival at American Repertory Theatre.)
A young man tells his suicidal, despairing thoughts to a
cheerful woman who chooses to ignore them.
John and Mary Doe
John Doe introduces his idealised family: his wife Mary,
and their three children. His happy portrayal keeps turning
truly dark, as he reveals that his wife has been murdered
and dismembered by their insane next-door neighbour, Tommy
Psycho Babbit. Then he takes it back, says he's made it all
up, and that everything is fine. Mary looks normal, but from
time to time her mouth falls off and her eye pops out. John
kills his children in a rage, then says he didn't really.
Mary and John go to sleep and hope Dr. Kevorkian comes in
the morning.
Gym Teacher
An overly macho gym teacher addresses a co-ed class of
seventh graders, saying inappropriate things and eventually
forcing the unlucky class to play a game of "bombardment"
(hitting members of the other team with volley balls), but
this time played with bowling balls. (1 man).
The Doctor Will See You
Now
A raucous Woman Singer, dressed in sequins and boa, keeps
bursting into noisy song in a doctor's office. Mr. Wilson is
there to see the doctor about an allergy, but the doctor and
his nurse insist he has a venereal disease and call up
everyone he knows - a public service announcement.
Under Duress
Chris and his friend Stephanie debate global warming.
Stephanie's pretentiousness irritates Chris, but they make
up, and Chris composes a letter to the President about the
subject. Realising he has to go to post office to buy a
stamp, Chris is overwhelmed, but he gathers his courage and
goes.
Kitty the Waitress
In this giddy comedy, Mr. O'Brien goes to a restaurant on
a tropical island, hoping to forget his troubles. His
waitress, Kitty, who is French and preposterously seductive,
is very suggestive with her body. O'Brien finds Kitty
strange, and falls in love with her, but it turns out she is
really a cat, not a woman. The hostess of the restaurant
sends Kitty to the vet to be put to sleep. O'Brien rushes to
the vet, but he's too late.
Not My Fault
A serious play about alcoholism, written for school
audiences, to trigger discussions about addiction and
denial. Jack denies he is an alcoholic, while his ex-wife
says he is. He gets arrested for stealing, and looks to his
mother, Selina, and brother, Harry, for help. Selina drinks
wine all day and is overly protective of Jack, and never
criticises him for the ill he's done. Harry is sick of both
his brother and mother.
An Altar Boy Talks To God
Robert, a young man, talks in a friendly way about his
days as an altar boy. He then recalls when his nephew got
AIDS early in the epidemic, and how fundamentalists claimed
it was God's punishment. Robert decides to go to heaven and
ask God about this. Once there, God seems mean and
ill-tempered indeed, and professes to give AIDS to
homosexuals, haemophiliacs and Haitians in a bizarrely
unfocused rage. Leaving heaven, Robert feels that whom he
met wasn't God, but an impostor. Adapted from the "AIDS
Speech" in Laughing Wild, and rewritten to be
performed by two actors, out of context of that play.
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