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Zig Zag Woman

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w, 3m

Steve Martin

Pushed to amazing lengths to relieve profound loneliness, a waitress magically separates herself into three parts to facilitate her quest for a man. She encounters an old man waiting for true love, a middle aged man who has stopped looking, and a fiery young man who longs for a woman in pieces.

Zig Zag Woman

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    Cast Size
    1w, 3m

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Summary

Pushed to amazing lengths to relieve profound loneliness, a waitress magically separates herself into three parts to facilitate her quest for a man. She encounters an old man waiting for true love, a middle aged man who has stopped looking, and a fiery young man who longs for a woman in pieces.

Published in WASP and Other Plays.

History
Premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1995 produced by George C. Wolfe.
Performing Groups
THE ZIG-ZAG WOMAN
OLDER MAN
MIDDLE MAN
YOUNG MAN
  • Setting A cafĂ©.
  • Additional Features Special Effects
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection

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Steve Martin

Steve Martin
As an actor, comedian, author, playwright, screenwriter, producer and musician—Steve Martin is one of the most diversified performers and acclaimed artists of his generation. Martin has been successful as a writer of and performer in some of the most popular movies of rec ...
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