Why torture is wrong, and the people who love them /

A young woman is in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Does her mother go to the theater frequently to seek mental escape, or is sh...

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Main Author: Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Methuen Drama : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
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Summary:A young woman is in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Does her mother go to the theater frequently to seek mental escape, or is she just insane? Add in a minister who directs porno, and a ladylike operative whose underwear just won't stay up, and this black comedy will make you laugh all the way to the waterboarding room.
Item Description:Acts: 2. Scenes: 16. Roles: Male (4) , Female (2) , Neutral (0).
Theme: Terrorism; Family; Relationships; Prejudice; Cultural difference; Contemporary; Politics. Genre: Satire; Political theatre; American drama; Comedy. Period: 2001-2010; Contemporary. Place: United States of America.
Physical Description:1 online resource
DOI:10.5040/9781350044395.00000066