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Sense of the Ridiculous, A

  • Rae Terence
  • Short Play, Drama, Present Day
  • 2M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573122439

Hell is other people, and Mary lives with Mother and Uncle Henry.

  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Present Day
Hell is other people, and Mary lives with Mother and Uncle Henry. In Mary's dream, her mother and uncle have murdered twenty-three people and now the Devil arrives to exact retribution. He puts an idea into Mary's head, and when she wakes to her hellish reality, she carries out his suggestion with startling effect. But is she going to her for her crime, or has she just left it?

Easy to stage, this compact play combines the elements of surprise and satirical humor with a macabre and effective twist in its tail.

  • Casting: 2M, 2F

  • MARY
    MOTHER
    UNCLE HENRY
    BODY
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    Sense of the Ridiculous, A Script Order Now

    Hell is other people, and Mary lives with Mother and Uncle Henry. In Mary's dream, her mother and uncle have murdered twenty-three people and now the Devil arrives to exact retribution. He puts an idea into Mary's head, and when she wakes to her hellish reality, she carries out his suggestion with startling effect. But is she going to her for her crime, or has she just left it?

    Easy to stage, this compact play combines the elements of surprise and satirical humor with a macabre and effective twist in its tail.

    $24.95