Monkey, Monkey, Bottle Of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
by Marsha Sheiness

Name: Monkey, Monkey, Bottle Of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
Brand: Marsha Sheiness
SKU: 9780573612770
Rating: 1.67 (3 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

Synopsis

This psychological mystery is set in the waiting room of a clinic, where five mothers await word on the future of their children.

Each child has a developmental disabilty, and each mother has been offered the opportunity to change her child into a genius.

Exploring the women's hopes, fears and guilt, Marsha Sheiness' drama examines the very nature of parent/child love.

Press Reviews

"Strong, serious theatre (from Sheiness) takes the stage with power and presence... tantalizing enigmatic, sharply detailed dialogue."
— Cincinnati Enquirer

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
NURSE (25-60) – Efficient, no-nonsense.	—	60	(25-60) – Efficient, no-nonsense.
MRS. EVANS (27-40) – Very reserved. Uses cutting humor as a defense against her emotions. Cautious about revealing her feelings, but when she does, she is warm and caring.	female	40	(27-40) – Very reserved. Uses cutting humor as a defense against her emotions. Cautious about revealing her feelings, but when she does, she is warm and caring.
MRS. LUTHER (30-40) – An immigrant from a patriarchal culture. Deeply religious. Has a strong sense of self, which is in conflict with her subservience to the men in her life.	female	30	(30-40) – An immigrant from a patriarchal culture. Deeply religious. Has a strong sense of self, which is in conflict with her subservience to the men in her life.
MRS. AMBER (35-50) – Charming and gracious, and very insecure. Sincerely tries to be understood and understanding.	female	50	(35-50) – Charming and gracious, and very insecure. Sincerely tries to be understood and understanding.
MRS. LEWIS (30-40) – Strong-willed and opioninated. She is impulsive, not premeditated. She is instinctually decent and a good mother.	female	30	(30-40) – Strong-willed and opioninated. She is impulsive, not premeditated. She is instinctually decent and a good mother.
MRS. TODD (25-40) – She drinks too much. Her sense of humor hides her pain. She is sensitive, warm and friendly.	female	40	(25-40) – She drinks too much. Her sense of humor hides her pain. She is sensitive, warm and friendly.
JOE (8-12) – Warm and open. He enjoys teaching and learning.	male	8-12	(8-12) – Warm and open. He enjoys teaching and learning.

Publication

PublisherSamuel French

Year1975

BindingPaperback

EditionRevised

Pages65

PlaceNew York

LanguageEnglish

ISBN-139780573612770

ISBN-100573612773

LCCN75326062

LCCPS3569.H39255 M6 1975

DCC812/.5/4

Monkey, Monkey, Bottle Of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here? is a American play written by Marsha Sheiness and published by Samuel French in New York (1975).

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