Brooklyn Laundry - ePublication
THE STORY: Fran is just trying to put one foot in front of the other—and that means her day is going to start with dropping off her laundry at the place that lost her clothes a couple months back, because she has a credit there now and it’s close by so where else is she going to go? When the owner calls her out on her mood and somewhat surprisingly asks her out, Fran’s life both explodes and contracts simultaneously. With so much happening with not just one but both her sisters, will she be able to find time for herself? And at what cost? Brooklyn Laundry proves that life, like laundry, has to be dealt with whether you are ready or not.
“If what you look for in Shanley’s plays is the impassioned, oddball chemistry that made his Academy Award-winning 1987 movie Moonstruck a hit, this is for you.” —The New York Times.
“Charming and well-executed, and Shanley has always churned out spontaneous, fanciful dialogue by the yard.” —New York Observer.
“A testament to his ability to create memorably flawed, vulnerable characters and the sort of sharp-edged comic dialogue that perfectly defines them.” —New York Stage Review.
“Brooklyn Laundry isn’t afraid to wear its heart on its sleeve...I’m thankful for at least one playwright who’s still willing to create an unabashed romance for our cynical world.” —TheaterMania.
