The Madwoman in the Volvo
by Sandra Tsing Loh

The Madwoman in the Volvo Book Cover
The Madwoman in the Volvo Cover

Synopsis

I don't remember exactly when my formerly charming, humorous, omnipotent mother, who would swim a mile out into the ocean to get your beach ball in choppy seas, did the great recede.

But she was a tide gradually butirrevocably washing out, she retreated, she receded, she drifted away, and there was nothing anybody could do about it

In ancient times, tribal women went alone to caves during menopause.

Today, the 50 million menopausal women in America turn to cheery self-help books.

As for Loh and her female friends, they are determined not to go quietly into their sixth decade, but instead opt for a desert festival of debauchery and half-nude stoners.

Based on her acclaimed memoir of the same title that Booklist calls “hilarious, comforting and enlightening”, Loh's play is a hilarious, provocative, often moving consideration of what it is to be a woman in a society that values and reveres youth

The Mad Woman in the Volvo received its world premiere on 3 January 2016 at South Coast Repertory, California.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 3 total roles, 3 female roles.

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
2016
ISBN 10
1474293271
ISBN 13
9781474293273
Binding
Paperback
Edition
UK ed.
Print Length
66 pages
Language
English
LCC
PS3612
eISBN 13
9781474293280
Print
The Madwoman in the Volvo is a American comedy / farce play written by and published by Methuen in 2016. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781474293273 and an ISBN-10 of 1474293271.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9781474293280.

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