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The Mind with the Dirty Man

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 3m

"One of the most outrageously funny comedies of the past several years [...] Hilarious satire on the hypocrisy of middle class America." - Hollywood Reporter

The Mind with the Dirty Man

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
The Mind with the Dirty Man has been rescaled by the author for the 21st century. This hit comedy, the longest running straight play in Las Vegas history (Plaza Hotel and Casino) has been performed for years in the U.S. and abroad. A proven audience pleaser.
 
Joe Flynn (McHale's Navy) originated the play in L.A. Don Knotts wowed the Midwest in a long, Chicago run. Mickey Rooney played the lead in Toronto. Ed Wynn, Jr. even starred in Mind in Australia.
 
In the original version, a young man who became rich in Hollywood decides to open a porn movie house in the small, conservative town where he grew up. His father is part of the Town Council. In the new version, he decides to open "the Pleasure Palace" a virtual reality emporium with private booths, where every joy of sex can be enjoyed in private by wearing a Virtual Reality visor. The Town Council, a blue-nose committee, must, according to a judge prove that this V.R. experience is obscene. They try a taste of V.R., resulting in an unforgettable comedy romp.
WAYNE STONE – A packaging company executive
ALMA STONE – Wayne’s wife
CLAYTON STONE – Wayne’s and Alma’s son
DIVINA – Clayton’s wife
FATHER JEROME – A priest
DIANNE DRACMAN – A Jewish neighbor
LUCRECIA CONWELL – A born again Christian neighbor
  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

"One of the most outrageously funny comedies of the past several years.... Hilarious satire on the hypocrisy of middle class America." - Hollywood Reporter

"Dozens of frightfully funny lines.... It's a winner." - Chicago Tribune

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Jules Tasca

Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a commedia dell’arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full-length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national thea ...

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