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Aphrodisiac

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

Rob Handel

Congressman Dan Ferris is being questioned about the disappearance of intern Ilona Waxman. Sound awkward? Imagine if he was your dad...

Aphrodisiac

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Congressman Dan Ferris is being questioned about the disappearance of intern Ilona Waxman. Sound awkward? Imagine if he was your dad. When Congressman Ferris's response puts his children in an even more awkward position, they search for the truth by improvising a drama of loyalty, seduction, and betrayal. Until Monica Lewinsky interrupts...
History
Originally produced in New York City by 13P, January 2005.
Subsequently produced by Long Wharf Theatre, December 7, 2005.
Keywords
Performing Groups
ALMA
AVERY
MONICA
  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Washington, D.C. and New York City, early Summer 2001 and early Summer 2002.
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"A genuine thrill ride. As dizzying as a Nabokov-written episode of The West Wing." - The New York Sun

"Handel intelligently weaves together the threads of the story, and the characters shift voices and perspectives with little or no advanced warning...This lends much of the dialogue a witty, unpredictable texture..." - talkinbroadway.com

"A cynical black comedy that's bathed in a kind of playfulness." - Denver Post

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Rob Handel

Rob Handel
Rob Handel was a founding member of the playwrights’ collective 13P, which won four Obie Awards, and heads the dramatic writing program at Carnegie Mellon University. Recently, he wrote the libretti for a cycle of mini-operas produced by Opera Theater Summerfest via a commiss ...
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