Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
And Other Political Plays
- 234 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
"[A] hilarious and disturbing new comedy about all-American violence" and other whip-smart political satires by the Tony Award-winning playwright (Ben Branley, The New York Times ). Christopher Durang, who The New York Observer called "Jonathan Swift's nicer, younger brother, " became one of America's most beloved and acclaimed playwrights by marrying gonzo farce with incisive social critique. Now collected in Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them and Other Political Plays are Durang's most revealing satirical plays. Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them is the story of a young woman 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 frequent the theater for 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 us laugh all the way to the waterboarding room. Also included in this volume are:
Excerpts from Sex and Longing
Cardinal O'Connor
The Book of Leviticus Show
Entertaining Mr. Helms
The Doctor Will See You Now
Under Duress: Words on Fire
An Alter Boy Talks to God
The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From
Frequently asked questions
Information
Is Wrong, and
the People Who
Love Them
Hey, howâd you sleep?
Fine. Thank you.
I was so drunk!
Really. Thatâs too bad. How do you feel now?
My head hurts, but Iâm used to that.
Uh-huh. Was . . . was I drunk too?
Were you drunk too??? (laughs)
Yes, thatâs my question.
Oh, well, Iâm just repeating it because . . . wow . . . you were SO drunk. I mean âApocalypse Nowâ kind of drunk. You were dancinâ like crazy, then youâd throw up, then youâd dance like crazy, and youâd throw up again. It was . . . kinda hot.
Really?
Well not the vomit. I may have my kinky sideâas you know. (He looks at her knowingly; she looks blank, and worried.) But it doesnât i...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them and Other Political Plays
- Christopher Durang works published by Grove Press
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
- Excerpts from Sex and Longing
- Cardinal OâConnor
- The Book of Leviticus Show
- Entertaining Mr. Helms
- The Doctor Will See You Now
- Under Duress: Words on Fire
- An Altar Boy Talks to God
- The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From