Synopsis

The Explorers Club

The Explorers Club $13

Nell Benjamin

Published by Dramatists Play Service

Large Mixed Cast
It's London, 1879 and the prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis

Their acting president wants to admit a woman

And their bartender is terrible

True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City

But the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire

And how can you possibly make such a decision without a decent drink?

Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship

CAST
M9,F2

REVIEWS

"You don't have to be British to lose your composure and howl with laughter at The Explorers Club a witty spoof of all those bold Victorian adventurers who ravaged foreign lands and annihilated indigenous cultures in the name of science" ~ Variety

" ... Victorian men of science ponder the mysteries of nature while genteelly getting blotto But the most impressive act of mixology belongs to playwright Nell Benjamin, whose comedy recipe goes a little like this: two parts Blackadder, one part Monty Python, a dash of Shaw, shake wildly and garnish with fresh feminist ire" ~ Time Out NY

"The jokes come barreling fast and furious but, like most farces, the effect is cumulative. By the time all the various comic strands start weaving together in the second act, the silliness has gotten contagious" ~ Entertainment Weekly

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