

Babes in the Bighouse
Megan Terry
"In this hilarious satire on B-movies of the 1950's, Mary Eleanor, an innocent duped into crime, lands in the Greenwich Village Woman's House of Detention, presided over by a massive matron with a taste for sadism and female flesh as our heroine, now Caged in the Big House, learns about life The Hard Way."
-- Publisher's description
"Hysterically, paradoxically, fascinatingly, diabolically funny!"
— New York Daily News
"Sex is rampant and comically cheerful!... A delirious evening of Grade-A tomfoolery!"
— The New York Times
| Character |
|---|
| Louise Everyone hates Louise including Louise. |
| Blanche A butterfly waiting for her Streetcar. |
| Jo-Jo Harlem's answer to Edward G. Robinson. |
| Cheri The big blonde. Her morals were low, but her price was high. |
| Granny (Sarah Lee Crocker) The religious old lady with a chip on her tongue. (Also plays warden) |
| Gloria A real Camel girl. She'll walk a mile to the chair. |
| Ada Too much speed has slowed her down. |
| Guadalupe San Juan's greatest export. |
| Mary-Eleanor The innocent destroyed by the system. |
| The Matron The evil that men are. |
Women Behind Bars is a American comedy play written by Tom Eyen and published by Samuel French in New York (1975).
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