Control Freaks
by Beth Henley

Name: Control Freaks
Brand: Beth Henley
SKU: 9780822218753
Rating: 2.3 (10 reviews)

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45 mins Bare Stage/Simple Set Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: CONTROL FREAKS. Sister Willard (a troubled woman who struggles with three personalities: Sister, Spaghetti and Pinkie) returns from jury duty to discover her brother, Carl, has married Betty.

Carl and Betty have big plans to open up Furniture World.

All they need is Sister's signature on the papers, and the building will be theirs.

Paul, the owner of the building, is invited over to sign the papers and have cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

Sister decides to “set her cap” for Paul because she wants Carl to see that “she can get a man.”

Betty doesn't like this plan because she is secretly and very sexually involved with the seductive Paul.

Murder, mayhem and memories unfold as these four desperate characters vie for ultimate control.

Press Reviews

"Nothing in the previous work of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley quite prepares one for the stunning singularity and depth that permeates her latest work, CONTROL FREAKS.” —LA Village Voice. ”…a curious, challenging, funny, and at times, mesmerizing evening of theatrical musings…refusing to conform to soothing, sentimental narratives. Ms. Henley's brand of Southern Gothic humor—dark as a box of bittersweet chocolates—is enticing and deliciously impolite…“ —Daily Hampshire Gazette. ”Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley exhibits a toothy edge with her one act, SISTERS OF THE WINTER MADRIGAL, a trenchant black comedy in the stilted guise of a fairy tale…Recommended!"
— LA Weekly