THE STORY: A STYE OF THE EYE. In this parody of
A Lie of the Mind, cowboy Jake is a rage-alcoholic who has probably killed his wife, Beth (played by a male). Ma, his feisty, no-nonsense mother with a bad memory, thinks Beth "deserved" it and wishes her own husband were dead (he already is) Jake, also schizoid, becomes his own "good brother Frankie" and goes to find Beth's family. Beth shows up, not dead, but damaged, and talking gibberish. Jake's sister, Mae, also shows up, in love with her brother. No problems are solved, but a great deal of "meaning" is in the air.
“If you need a break from serious drama, the place to go is Christopher Durang’s silly, funny, over-the-top sketches, DURANG DURANG.” —TheaterWeek.
“With the help of Mr. Durang, the fine art of parody has returned to theater in a production you can sink teeth and mind into, while also laughing like an idiot. Parody of this comic verve is as much fun as the sort of marvelous party Noel Coward once sang about. I couldn’t have enjoyed it more.” —The New York Times.
Included in the collection
Durang/Durang
