Aphrodisiac
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- 1M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573698903
A genuine thrill ride. As dizzying as a Nabakov-written episode of The West Wing.
The New York Sun
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Congressman Dan Ferris is being questioned about the disappearance of intern Ilona Waxman. Sound awkward? Imagine if he was your dad.
REVIEWS:
When Congressman Ferris's response puts his children in an even more awkward position, they search for the truth by improvising a drama of loyalty, seduction, and betrayal. Until Monica Lewinsky interrupts...
REVIEWS:
A genuine thrill ride. As dizzying as a Nabokov
written episode of The West Wing
The New York Sun
Handel intelligently weaves together the threads of the story, and the characters shift voices and perspectives with little or no advanced warning... This lends much of the dialogue a witty, unpredictable texture...
talkinbroadway.com.
A cynical black comedy that's bathed in a kind of playfulness.
Denver Post
Premiere Production:
Originally produced in New York City by 13P, January 2005.
Subsequently produced by Long Wharf Theatre, December 7, 2005.
Subsequently produced by Long Wharf Theatre, December 7, 2005.
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
ALMA
AVERY
MONICA
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