New Year’s morning 1938. Vera and her husband Joe, an influential theatre producer, return from a party, at which a young playwright, Dennis, has paid to court Vera. Rather than compromise his art, Dennis has decided to quit New York for Acapulco and wants Vera to accompany him. But Vera sends him away; she is, after all, the fat man’s wife.
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays
The Fat Man's Wife premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City in November 2004 under the direction of Michael Kahn.