The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is a radical departure for the well known author of extravagant spoofs like Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Psycho Beach Party. Marjorie Taub, the wife of a philanthropic allergist, is engulfed in a life crisis of Medea like proportions

Her children are grown, her beloved therapist died recently and her bowel obsessed mother incessantly needles her. She tries to lose herself in a world of art galleries, foreign films and avant guard theatre, but finds she is barely able to rouse herself from her sofa

Her spirits suddenly soar when a fascinating and incredibly worldly friend from her childhood appears on her doorstep. Lee the savior that infuses Marjorie with life becomes Lee the unwelcome and sinister guest in short order

"A window rattling comedy of mid life malaise.... Mr. Busch has swum straight into the mainstream.... The Allergist's Wife earns its wall to wall laughs" ~ N.Y. Times

"Charles Busch comes of age as a comic playwright of the first rank" ~ N.Y. Daily News

"An intelligently funny and satirically relevant uptown comedy" ~ N.Y. Magazine