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The Baboon God

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  1m

Don Nigro

An angry baboon explains why it's a deep insult to his wife's beautiful blue bottom to suggest that baboons could be related to anything so revolting as a human being - and what should be done with heretics.

The Baboon God

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
An angry baboon explains why it's a deep insult to his wife's beautiful blue bottom to suggest that baboons could be related to anything so revolting as a human being - and what should be done with heretics. One of eleven short animal plays in Animal Tales.
History
First produced by Galloping Abbey Productions at the Walking Fish Theatre in Philadelphia in 2008, and at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City in 2010.
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  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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