Cementville

Cementville

Cementville

Cementville

Overview

The comic sensation of the 1991 Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, this play by the author of Talking With is a brilliant portrayal of America’s fascination with fantasy entertainment. In a locker room in a seedy arena in Tennessee, a scurvy bunch of professional lady wrestlers includes Tiger, who has a drinking problem and a small dog; Dani who displays a chip on her shoulder against the promoter who owes the girls several weeks’ pay; Lessa, an Olympic shot putter with delusions of being a pro athlete; and Netty, an overweight older woman who appears in the ring as “Pajama Mama.” The eager beaver gofer Nola, and the Knockout Sisters, refugees from the Big Time banned for drug and other abuses, complete the roster for tonight’s main attraction. Sparks fly when the other women find out about them.

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Cautions

  • Caution Alcohol Alcohol
  • Caution Strong Language Strong Language

Authors

Jane Martin

Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1982, Talking With has be ...
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