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WASPs in Bed
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 2 stars from 2 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 7, 2006
Closed Oct 15, 2006
Running Time:
1hr. 30min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

In WASPs in Bed, it's July 4th at Betsey's shabby chic Berkshire cabin, and three old friends with new partners reunite for Bobby's wedding. When 'the corporates,' married with two kids; 'the artsy types,' about to wed; and 'the politicals,' vehemently opposed to marriage, are all thrust into the political and emotional woods of matrimony, a lovely weekend getaway becomes a pending revolution.

A provocative comedy about the perpetual pursuit of life, love and happiness, the play is the result of many years and many writers' work, including that of Richard Willis Jr., Kieron Quirke and Paul Murray, with the most recent and significant writing done by Nicola Behrman. WASPs in Bed is an original story by Raja Ogirala and Richard Willis Jr. Lisa Marie Meller directs.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Beckett Theatre
410 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Trying to sort out who contributes what in a collaboration is always a tricky undertaking. Nevertheless, I'm going to throw caution to the winds and speculate on why WASPs in Bed, hawked as "a stinging romantic comedy," is such a skit-like, schizoid affair. According to the program's title page, this dubious play was written by Richard Willis Jr. and Nicola Behrman from a story by Raja G. Ogirala and Richard Willis, Jr., with additional material by Kieron Quirke and Paul Murray. My guess is that the sizeable committee was at cross-purposes, with the Willis-Behrman-Ogirala triumvirate plugging for one sort of piece while Quirke and Murray saw something else.

As the would-be comedy begins, A[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Sep 8, 2006

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