

Captive
Jan Buttram
Father's Prize Poland China exposes the madness of addicitons, jealousies, and strange bonds between rivaling sisters.
The psycho-farce takes place in the rural Southern kitchen of the Pulaski farmhouse and centers around the two Pulaski sisters: Pat, a wildly repressed fundamentalist; and Judy, a hard-drinking go-go dancer.
The two sisters play cat and mouse as they entangle each other in the murder of the local Don Juan, a waitress named Flo who looks a lot like their dead mother, their father's disappearance, and the slaying of his prized hog.
"A comedy about crimes of the swine...Sergent writes with a dark whimsy that suggests one of Beth Henley's eccentric families gone haywire."
— Richard Dodds, Theatre critic of Lagniapppe
| Character |
|---|
| Judy Pulaski 25. While drunk most of her life, sees that reality as painfully real. She is ultra-sensitive and a voice for the well-being of hogs. The younger sister, Judy is a hard-drinking sensitive and caring go-go dancer |
| Pat Pulaski 30.Sees only black and white, either or, with no vision for anything resembling the middle. It's either yes or no, do or don't. Her black and white kitchen gives a visual image of her mind. The older sister, Pat is a repressed fundamentalist who sees herself as pure and good. |
Father's Prize Poland China is a American comedy play written by Shirley Sergent and published by Samuel French in New York (1996).
No community reviews yet
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
Apply for RightsPlays with similar themes, style, and content.