Beware the Man Eating Chicken

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Farce / 2m, 3f, with doubling / Betty, wanting to be a good mother to her son William, devises a plan to Make Him Bigger and Make Him a Winner. She enters William in the “Fattest Man in the Universe†contest, and she is determined to win. Carole, Betty’s younger sister, too weak to stand up to Betty’s threats and intimidation, is forced to assist in the endless round of cooking the dozens of chickens needed each day for William’s inexorable assault on hugeness. When Captain Leonard of the Board of Health comes to check on the “large carnivore†that is devouring twenty chickens a day he is initially an annoying bureaucrat, but ultimately a timely dessert. Albert, claiming to own one of the largest chicken farms in the U.S. arrives to negotiate a deal. For using William’s picture on the logo of his product Albert will pay Betty a percentage of the profits on each bird sold and ancillary rights on tie-ins. The deal is struck. When Dorothy, Albert’s sister, appears claiming she is the true owner of the chicken farm, a struggle between the siblings ensues for control of William and the potential fortune at stake. But it is Doctor Martin who brings the tragic coup de grace to Betty and her plan for achieving her goals of motherhood."Henry Meyerson's one-act is a classic, well-constructed, three-door farce. Its subtext may be a critique of American capitalism, but Meyerson keeps the complaint subtle and focuses instead on recognizable family dynamics: The situation is inherently absurd, but the characters all act with their own skewed logic." - Columbus Dispatch"Edgy...shocking...uncomfortably funny and bizarre...outrageous black-as-midnight comedy...sublimely ridiculous end result of being enormously entertaining." - The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA“Think The Honeymooners meets Little Shop of Horrors…fans of theatre, even vegetarians, should make a hearty meal of this superlative evening…headlong romp…edgy absurdity and laugh-out-loud humor†– The North Coast Journal, Eureka, CAFee: $75 per performance.Other Henry Meyerson titles available from Samuel French include: Fresh Brewed Shtick Proceed to Checkout
Copyright:
2007

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780573810435
Publisher:
Samuel French
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Copyrighted By:
Henry Meyerson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater
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Bookshare Staff
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