Synopsis
A Dance Lesson
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
5 Male 1 Female
The Hauser family of Cascade, Nebraska, lives an idyllic 1950s small-town,
middle-class life until Jack, the handsome, charming, athletic son
of a neighbor comes home from the big city and becomes emotionally
involved in separate ways with Mrs Hauser, Mr Hauser and Jay, their
teenage son
Mr Hauser uses his position of authority as the town attorney to discover some of Jack's checkered past in the city, but his attempts to shield his wife from Jack's attentions turn back upon himself and rip the family apart
The events and their aftermath are recalled with humor and lyric compassion by the now adult Jay
" raunchy, irreverent, sexy, surprising and absolutely satisfying" ~ Bridgeport Post-Telegram
"Beautifully conceived and wonderfully written, Wiltse's characters and dialogue ring with truth" ~ Fairpress