The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
by Jane Wagner

Name: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Brand: Jane Wagner
SKU: 9780062107374
Rating: 4.31 (40 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

All Women Unit Set/Multiple Settings Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama Critics Circle Drama Desk Award Tony Award

Winner! Three 1986 Drama Desk Awards, including Unique Theatrical Experience Winner! 1986 New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Special Citation Winner! 1986 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Synopsis

Lily Tomlin’s one woman tour-de-force won the Drama Desk Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as well as a Tony for Best Actress.

From Trudy, the homeless savant, to Chrissy, the vapid gym bunny, this parade of engaging and insightful character studies may be performed by one or several actresses.

Press Reviews

"A human comedy that strikes home so sharply it brings gasps of recognition as well as outbursts of laughter."
— Newsweek

"This play gives us a sense of purpose and a meaning while telling us all the time how meaningless it is. It holds us up and supports us and loves us. It cherishes the audience in a way that no other theater experience I’ve ever had does."
— Leigh Silverman, director of the 2022 off-Broadway revival