Small Jokes About Monsters
Three brothers arrive in a rented beach house to read a letter from their estranged father after his funeral. Ryan, the middle brother, explains to his two brothers his theory of how there are three different kinds of funny people: Godzillas, Mothras, and Gameras. Godzillas destroy all they see with their jokes. Mothras, the silent but deadly types, lay a room flat with just one joke. And Gameras are the folks who don t even realize they re funny. When their tough-talking, no-nonsense mother arrives, more and more secrets are revealed, tempers flare, and the joking that was light and fun becomes cruel. SMALL JOKES ABOUT MONSTERS is about a family that uses humor to deflect their feelings, and what it means to confront the pain beneath the comedy so traumas can be healed.
Publisher | Dramatists Play Service Inc. |
Category | Full Length Play |
Theme | Dramatic Comedy |
Type | Script |
Author | Steven Strafford |
ISBN | 978-0-8222-4327-4 |
Music By | n/a |
Adapted By | n/a |
Based On | n/a |
Period Set In | Contemporary |
Male | 3 |
Female | 1 |
Cast | 4 |
Type | Script |
Performed By | Adults |
Royalty Play | Not Play Bureau |
Sale Price | $35.00 (excl. GST and postage) |
Our reference | 79323 |