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Laughing Wild and Baby with the Bathwater: Two Plays
Christopher Durang
Baby With The Bathwater
by Christopher Durang
Off-Broadway
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THE STORY: As the play begins Helen and John gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that it doesn't speak English and too polite to check its sex.
So they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy--which leads to all manner
Press Reviews
"One of the funniest dramatists alive, and one of the most sharply satiric."
— Edith Oliver, The New Yorker
"Durang’s outrageously satiric view of society should never be checked."
— New York Daily News
"He conquers bitterness and finds a way to turn rage into comedy that is redemptive as well as funny."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| John The father |
| Nanny/Woman In The Park/Principal (Mrs Willoughby) |
| Cynthia/Another Woman In The Park/Miss Pringle (A Teacher)/Susan |
| Young Man |
| Helen The mother |
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Baby with the Bathwater
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Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1984
Binding Unknown Binding
Pages 62
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822200840
ISBN-10 0822200848
Baby With The Bathwater is a American comedy play written by Christopher Durang and published by Dramatists Play Service (1984).
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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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