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Steambath

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 12m

Bruce Jay Friedman

"This is no ordinary steambath. It is limbo a waiting room between this world and the next, and the Puerto Rican bath attendant is God himself. Has an acute sense of the ridiculous." - The New York Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 12m

Details

Summary
Life is a steambath and we’re all just waiting for our turn in the stalls. The men’s area in a steambath is a microcosm into which a girl walks, takes a public shower, and then retires, leaving the stage to two homosexuals who do a song and dance in lip sync. After this prelude, a Puerto Rican gives orders to a scanning TV monitor, which result in two car crashes, an act of incest, and a theft in a bus terminal. Some of the wishes he projects are vindictive: giving one area more unwanted rain or throwing a dart into someone’s eye. Some are erotic. A new arrival does not believe that this person has so much power. He himself is a trickster hung up on whiskey sours. There is a scene of transfiguration with beautiful lighting and music to make the audience wonder whether or not this is God.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity

Media

"This is no ordinary steambath. It is limbo a waiting room between this world and the next, and the Puerto Rican bath attendant is God himself. Has an acute sense of the ridiculous." - The New York Times

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Bruce Jay Friedman

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