

Baby Anger
Peter Hedges
THE STORY: GOOD AS NEW follows the disintegration of an educated, affluent Chicago family--parents and teenage daughter--following Mom's face-lift.
Devastated by what she views as a violation of who her mother is--an enlightened feminist--the daughter
"A brutal comedy on the secrets people keep. ”…Peter Hedges' marvelous coming-of-age play…GOOD AS NEW is as moving as it is funny.“ —New York Daily News. ”A wry, somber comedy…Peter Hedges' GOOD AS NEW has just enough tart observations about how a few home truths can turn the inquiring idealism of youth to disillusion…“ —Variety. ”GOOD AS NEW, Peter Hedges' smart, observant play about a middle-aged couple and their teenage daughter provides considerable food for thought…"
— Backstage
Good As New is a American comedy play written by Peter Hedges and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1999).
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