Tigers Be Still
by Kim Rosenstock

Off-Broadway
Tigers Be Still Book Cover
Tigers Be Still Cover

Highlights

90 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: TIGERS BE STILL is a comedy that follows the misadventures of Sherry Wickman, a young woman who has recently earned her masters degree in art therapy only to find herself moving back home with her family, sending out countless résumés and waiting for the job offer that never comes.

Unemployed and overwhelmed, Sherry retreats to her childhood bed and remains there until an unexpected employment opportunity gives her a renewed sense of purpose and hope.

Now if only her mother would come downstairs, her sister would get off the couch, her very first therapy patient would do just one of his take-home assignments, her new boss would leave his gun at home, and someone would catch the tiger that escaped from the local zoo, everything would be just perfect.

Press Reviews

"[Rosenstock's] subtly funny dialogue and the vivid, truthful characters keep the play grounded in prickly emotional authenticity.“ —The New York Times. ”An offbeat and nuanced comedy…Rosenstock finds fresh humor and anguish in two outrageously troubled suburban families in a world of real danger.“ —Newsday (NY). ”Rosenstock writes clever comic dialogue in a voice that is too smart to be cute. There's something both sad and wise, after all, about redefining a 'mellow' mood as meaning 'paralyzed with depression.'"

— Variety

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Director Rob Ruggiero Talks TIGERS BE STILL

Publication

ISBN-13 9780822225409
ISBN-10 0822225409

Tigers Be Still is a comedy play written by Kim Rosenstock and published by Dramatists Play Service .

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