The Patron Saint Of Sea Monsters
by Marlane Meyer

Name: The Patron Saint Of Sea Monsters
Brand: Marlane Meyer
SKU: 9780822231127
Rating: 3 (12 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Unit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find the play to be an oddball yet sweet experience, with a uniquely comedic tilt and beautiful visuals. The script is appreciated for its potential to shine on stage, particularly due to its quirky characters and gentle conclusion.

Unique comedic perspectiveBeautifully described visualsQuirky charactersMight be too unconventional for some

Synopsis

Aubrey, a very determined romantic, believes she's met her soul-mate in Calvin, a boozing womanizer.

But in this tilted, thoughtful comedy, true love is an even more tangled predicament.

Peopled by an assortment of eccentrics, mystics, and front porch philosophers, Marlane Meyer's play is a sweet polemic, an unexpected love story, and a deliciously cockeyed view of the sustaining—and destructive—power of belief.

ThemesAmerican drama Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations--Drama PS3563.E8794 P3 2015

Press Reviews

"…a rousing, confounding, otherworldly tragicomedy composed of (and this is not an exclusive list) recurring motifs of Catholic saints and animal spirits, profound meditations on the purposes and costs of sex and marriage, hagiography, political sloganeering murder, an examination of the destruction of the American working class, discussions of domestic abuse, and a tale of a good woman's quest to redeem a very bad man…[Marlane Meyer] manages to find delight, humor, and something lovable in even the vilest human beings. That should play well everywhere."
— Village Voice