

Stop, You're Killing Me
James Leo Herlihy
This psychological thriller is a favorite in acting workshops.
It is a mind game play.
Toyer is someone who toys; he is a mass paralyzer who toys with his victims.
He does not murder or rape, he seduces then immobilizes.
"Deeply disturbing and entirely relevant. A classic mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat, guessing."
— All Things Considered, National Public Radio
"Playwright Gardner McKay's script is taut, chilling...my blood ran cold..."
— The Daily Mail
"Superb. Riveting, breathtaking. Strong stuff...most exciting drama of the year...restores to theater what theater's meant to be."
— L.A. Herald Examiner
"This has to be the most intense play between a man and a woman ever written."
— Axxess Magazine
"The writing is taut with a good deal of steely wit."
— The Daily Express
| Character |
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| Peter Matson Lithe. Strong, not muscular. In his early or late twenties. Light or blond haired, pale eye-brows. Neither handsome nor ugly. Striking yet indistinct. An apparent innocent; easlity written on, easily erased. A tabula raza. |
| Jimmy A pale ginger cat. Not large. |
| Maude Christopher Bright. In her mid or late thirties. Athletic body, attractive face. Hair; short. Clear-eyed, she looks at people, studies them. Definite, focused, alienated. Not easily resolved. |
Toyer is a American play written by Gardner Mckay and published by Samuel French in New York (1992).
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