A Thurber Carnival
by James Thurber

Winner of a special Tony Award and first performed in New York by Tom Ewell, Peggy Cass, Paul Ford and Alice Ghostley, this collection of comic sketches includes some of James Thurber’s most celebrated and insightful satires: The Night the Bed Fell, Gentlemen Shoppers, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the unforgettable File and Forget, in which Thurber recounts his famous correspondence with various publishers who ship him books he doesn’t want and never ordered.

A perfect evening of comedy.

Scenes include: ACT I Word Dance (Part One) The Night the Bed Fell Fables for Our Time (Part One) The Wolf at the Door The Unicorn in the Garden The Little Girl and the Wolf If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox Casuals of the Keys The Macbeth Murder Mystery Gentlemen Shoppers The Last Flower ACT II The Pet Department File and Forget Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife Take Her Up Tenderly The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Word Dance (Part Two) Only material authorized for the production of this play may be used.