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Homesick

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Joyce Carol Oates

A duet for voices, this drama with undertones of black comedy introduces Pinktoes, a woman who has been murdered in a desolate area of Texas by Mr. America, a serial killer. Pinktoes speaks from beyond the grave without sentiment or self-pity while Mr. America speaks from prison. Each is an eloque…

Homesick

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A duet for voices, this drama with undertones of black comedy introduces Pinktoes, a woman who has been murdered in a desolate area of Texas by Mr. America, a serial killer. Pinktoes speaks from beyond the grave without sentiment or self-pity while Mr. America speaks from prison. Each is an eloquent variant of American archetypical primitive innocense.
History
Speaking of Tushy had its 1st public reading at the Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC, June, 2007, presented by The New York Playwrights Lab.
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    • Mild Adult Themes

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates grew up in the countryside outside of Lockport, New York, where she attended a one-room schoolhouse in the elementary grades. As a small child, she told stories instinctively by way of drawing and painting before learning how to write. After receiving the gi ...

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