Taller Than A Dwarf
by Elaine May

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Readers express strong dissatisfaction with the play, describing it as a poor imitation of better works. Many find the overall execution lacking and the experience frustratingly unenjoyable.

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Synopsis

Matthew Broderick and Parker Posey starred on Broadway as Howard and Selma, just another urban, Jewish, almost generic white couple from Queens, until the mundane stresses of a leaky shower and a citation for littering overwhelm them and Howard takes to bed.

His parents, mother-in-law and boss hysterically elevate his childish rebellion to Civil Disobedience worthy of Thoreau in this skewed comic version of an urban angst from veteran humorist Elaine May.

Press Reviews

"The discomforting sourpuss humor that Ms. May is known for."

— N.Y. Times

"May [does] ... what she does best turn contemporary neuroses into the stuff of high pitched drawing room, or in this case bed room, farce."

— Boston Globe

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year2003
BindingPaperback
Pages75
PlaceNew York, N.Y
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573602948
ISBN-100573602948

Taller Than A Dwarf is a American comedy play written by Elaine May and published by Samuel French in New York, N.Y (2003).

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