The Monogamist
by Christopher Kyle
Synopsis
THE STORY: Dennis, a forty-something poet who has never lived up to his earlier promise, has just written a collection of poems concerned with the relevance of monogamy in 1990s America.
And, in a testament to his new philosophy, he's recently marr
Press Reviews
"There is a cheekily quirky new voice in our theater. It belongs to Christopher Kyle, by far the most stimulating playwright I've encountered in many a buffaloed moon…“ —New York Magazine. ”THE MONOGAMIST, a confident, smart, very funny new play…this psychological satire is a stylishly hard-edged but humane comedy of manners about the confused remains of '60s sex, media, arts and politics in the '90s.“ —Newsday (NY). ”THE MONOGAMIST is as purely funny a play as there is in New York today and they do not come any smarter.“ —New York Law Journal. ”Smart, funny, articulate and wisely touched with rue…the script radiates a bright, bold energy.“ —Village Voice. ”Trenchant, dark and jagged, THE MONOGAMIST is the best comedy of the season…newcomer, Christopher Kyle [is] a playwright whose social satire comes with a nasty, ripping edge—Molière by way of Joe Orton."
— Variety
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The Monogamist is a American comedy play written by Christopher Kyle and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1996).
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