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Knock 'Em Dead
Tom Oldendick
The Ventriloquist's Wife
by Charles Ludlam
Synopsis
The career of stand-up comic Charles is going nowhere until he buys a ventriloquial figure and names him Walter Ego.
Charles' wife Susan begins to resent the time her husband spends with his dummy, and Charles attempts to compensate by starting a magic act with his wife.
But it is too late: Walter Ego has taken on a murderous life of his own.
This hour-long comic nightmare is studded with hysterical, cabaret-style ventriloquial routines.
Both the ventriloquest and his wife must be able to throw their voices, and a woman must be sawn in half.
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
The Ventriloquist's Wife is a comedy play written by Charles Ludlam and published by Samuel French.
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