Scarcity
by Lucy Thurber

"In Thurber's world, sex is less a quest for pleasure or an expression of love than it is the retardation of emotion. And this is where Thurber makes her mark as an artist: She shows us how some parents would rather keep their offspring in their muck than allow them an opportunity for advancement…Thurber belongs to a generation of young female playwrights…all of whom grew up watching shows like Roseanne but were able to peel away the laughs and reveal the ugly lives beneath.“ —The New Yorker.   ”Thurber writes with both humor and pathos about this household, whose family values of love and loyalty are constantly put to the test in an environment of poverty, ignorance and casual violence. Behind the snappy dialogue and brazenly comic characterizations, she also shows genuine tenderness toward people who rarely get that kind of treatment on the stage.“ —Variety.   ”A gripping new play. Anybody seeking a sizzling hunk of red-blooded American realism should grab this show. Thurber develops "

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