Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
by Arthur Kopit

Name: Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Brand: Arthur Kopit
SKU: 9780573613333
Rating: 3.45 (288 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

105 mins1960sRoom for ExtrasUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesComedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk AwardOuter Critics Circle

Winner! 1962 Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award for Outstanding Achievement Winner! 1962 Outer Critics Circle Award, Best New Play

What readers are saying

Readers generally find the play to be a bizarre and surreal experience, filled with dark humor and absurdity. The unique premise involving a taxidermy twist on family dynamics elicits both confusion and intrigue. While some appreciate its originality, others are left with unresolved questions about the characters and their motivations.

Original and unique premiseDark humor and absurdityEngaging character dynamicsEnding felt unresolvedSome find it too surreal

Synopsis

Subtitled A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition, Arthur Kopit's first play - an absurdist farce set in a posh hotel - took the theatre world by storm.

In a luxurious Caribbean resort, wealthy, overbearing Madame Rosepettle dominates her stuttering, awkard son Jonathan.

In addition to her son, Madame Rosepettle has packed a man-eating tropical plant, pirhana fish and a coffin containing the remains of her late husband.

Complications arise when a voluptuous babysitter named Rosalie attempts to seduce Jonathan, proving a formidable opponent to Madame herself.

Press Reviews

"Oh Dad is an exotic meal, but certainly one worth sampling... Kopit sets up the improbable spectacle of Oedipal proportions as a careful balance of light and dark."
— DC Theatre Scene

Publication

PublisherSamuel French

Year1988

BindingPaperback

Pages66

ISBN-139780573613333

ISBN-100573613338

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad is a comedy play written by Arthur Kopit and published by Samuel French (1988).