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My Next Husband Will Be a Beauty

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 2m

"A frightening play written with imagination, wit and feeling." - London Times

Based on Kitty Genovese's murder, witnessed by thirty neighbors unwilling to aid her. Set in the Plaza Hotel's Palm Court, Virginia comes to stay with her aunt and uncle. A strange man's been trailing her from Chicago. Her relatives are too busy talkā€¦

My Next Husband Will Be a Beauty

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental

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Summary
Based on Kitty Genovese's murder, witnessed by thirty neighbors unwilling to aid her. Set in the Plaza Hotel's Palm Court, Virginia comes to stay with her aunt and uncle. A strange man's been trailing her from Chicago. Her relatives are too busy talking to pay much attention to Virginia and a strange man rapes and murders her in front of them. He leaves and the relatives finally see what's happened. They try to exit quietly until the uncle notices the audience. Guilt dawns on them, but the aunt implies the audience is just as guilty as they, too, had only watched.
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

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"A frightening play written with imagination, wit and feeling." - London Times

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Tom Eyen

Tom Eyen (1940-1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, television writer and director. He received a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Dreamgirls in 1981.

Eyen is best known for works at opposite ends of the theatrical spectrum. Mainstream theatergoers became acqua ...

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