Christopher Durang - 27 Short Plays

Table of Contents:

1. Mrs. Sorken
2. For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls
3. A Stye of the Eye
4. Nina in the Morning
5. Wanda's Visit
6. Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room
7. The Book of Leviticus Show
8. Naomi in the Living Room
9. Woman Stand-up
10. DMV Tyrant
11. Funeral Parlor
12. Canker Sores and Other Distractions
13. The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From
14. 1-900-Desperate
15. Women in a Playground
16. Phyllis & Xenobia
17. Desire, Desire, Desire
18. Medea
19. One Minute Play
20. John and Mary Doe
21. Diversions
22. The Nature and Purpose of the Universe
23. 'dentity Crisis
24. Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes
25. Titanic
26. The Actor's Nightmare
27. Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You

"Outlandishly funny..." ~ Vanity Fair

"Hilarious and gleefully disturbing, Christopher Durang's writing is full of wit and mischief. I admire Durang. I venerate him. I left my husband for him! Help!" ~ Sigourney Weaver

"... one of the funniest playwrights alive." Edith Oliver, The New Yorker

"Only a writer of real talent can write an angry play that remains funny and controlled even in its most savage moments" ~ Frank Rich, The New York Times

"Durang is one of the most ferociously funny young American dramatists and Sister Mary is his most ferociously funny work" ~ Jack Kroll, Newsweek