Arrangements
by Ken Weitzman

Name: Arrangements
Brand: Ken Weitzman
SKU: 9780573697487

Arrangements Book Cover — Arrangements Cover

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Present Day Features Children Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

In the dank basement of a flower shop, a college dropout meets a morbidly obese woman twice his age.

What follows is a beautiful and troubling romance in which the couple plots to unravel the tightly wound lives of all those around them.

A biting, comic tale of consumption and abstinence, attraction and repulsion, expression and repression.

Press Reviews

"In a season that saw Eve Ensler obsessing about her tummy on Broadway in the short-lived The Good Body and with Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, a sold-out hit at the Lucille Lortel, Mr. Weitzman's black comedy or 'tale of obsession and consumption' adds yet another delicious take on this subject."
— CurtainUp

"A fantastic production packed with a beautiful 'arrangement' of hilariously inventive comedy and well developed, touching drama."
— San Diego Playbill

"We are reminded that our most self-destructive behavior originates from our profound desire to live and to love. This exploration of gluttony - well written and well executed - is sad and strangely beautiful. We watch Donna as she responds to her pain in a grotesque manner, and we understand that in her own way, she is doing what she can to make it hurt less. At evening's end, we leave knowing we’ve all done the same."
— San Diego Writers Monthly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
David Robbie's older brother. Late 20s to early 30s. Married. Desperate for his planning ways to rub off on Robby.	male	20s	Robbie's older brother. Late 20s to early 30s. Married. Desperate for his planning ways to rub off on Robby.
Donna Obese, late-30s. Sexy, smart, fierce and funny.	—	30s	Obese, late-30s. Sexy, smart, fierce and funny.
Ros Donna’s younger sister. Mid 30s. Obsessively body-conscious for fear of becoming Donna.	female	30s	Donna’s younger sister. Mid 30s. Obsessively body-conscious for fear of becoming Donna.
Ketih Ros’s business partner and ‘lover’ in that order. Late 30s. Terrified of chaos. Phobic.	—	30s	Ros’s business partner and ‘lover’ in that order. Late 30s. Terrified of chaos. Phobic.
Homeless Man Imposing. Also plays: FITNESS INSTRUCTOR and O.A. SPEAKER (offstage voices.)	—	—	Imposing. Also plays: FITNESS INSTRUCTOR and O.A. SPEAKER (offstage voices.)
Robby 19, passionate, exuberant, impressionable. Lost and searching.	—	—	19, passionate, exuberant, impressionable. Lost and searching.