Animal
by Clare Lizzimore

Name: Animal
Brand: Clare Lizzimore
SKU: 9780822237914
Rating: 3.87 (28 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Unit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers love the deep and insightful exploration of mental health in this play. The mix of humor and poignant moments resonates strongly, making it a standout work. Many appreciate the theatricality and the engaging storyline that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish.

Deep exploration of mental healthHumor and poignant momentsEngaging storylineWished for more plays by the author

Synopsis

Rachel has it all: marriage, house, career.

So why does she suddenly have this creeping feeling?

Did she leave something behind?

Or is there something in the walls...?

Her husband thinks she needs some time; her psychiatrist suggests positive thinking.

But then the visions start.

A darkly comic play about the underside of domesticity, the complexity of the brain in chaos, and the thin line between sinking and survival.

ThemesPuerperal Psychoses

Press Reviews

"[ANIMAL] teas[es] out its fractured storyline with elements of menace and surrealism reminiscent of Harold Pinter…” —The Hollywood Reporter. “…Lizzimore’s drama turns one woman’s mental descent into a theatrical tour de force…[The playwright] shows herself to be a master of theatrical legerdemain…As its main character descends further and further into madness, Lizzimore puts us right in that vortex of her downward spiral…ANIMAL delivers the extraordinary.” —The Wrap. “…[an] unrelenting pressure cooker of a play…[with] brilliantly funny dialogue by Lizzimore…” —TheaterMania. “Toying with the line between perception and reality, ANIMAL takes us on a viciously playful tour through one woman’s mental crisis…[The play’s] action is thrilling…It’s also funny…Lizzimore has a sense for the ironies underlying mental health rehabilitation…The play seems to waltz through a minefield of overwrought material…which is a testament to the specificity and originality that Lizzimore brings to he"
— Theasy