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Calm Down Mother

Short Play, Drama  /  3w

Three women undergo transformations, beginning with a girl who approaches two Jewish women in a store who are more interested in their allergies than in serving her. Suddenly the women change: the one who has been the backbone of the family is stoned and lamenting the inevitable loss of the mother w…

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    3w

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Summary
Three women undergo transformations, beginning with a girl who approaches two Jewish women in a store who are more interested in their allergies than in serving her. Suddenly the women change: the one who has been the backbone of the family is stoned and lamenting the inevitable loss of the mother who upheld the family when father turned alcoholic. Next, the women are arguing in a cathouse, and then they devolve into plain people talking about female problems.

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Authors

Megan Terry

Megan Terry (1932-2023), an internationally recognized playwright and prolific writer who created over 60 plays, is often referred to as the Mother of American Feminist Drama. She was involved in the theater since childhood and so devoted herself to her art that in 1994 she w ...

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