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Our hero Claire wakes up the same way every morning: not knowing who she is or what she did the day before. She meets her loony husband Richard, who she doesn't remember and Kenny, a drugged out 17-year old 8th-grader ("We hope he graduates this year.") who says he's her son.
Every day Claire cheerfully tries to put together the puzzle of her life. But today she's about to find a few missing pieces.
A lisping, ski-masked Limping Man appears out of no-where and kidnaps her. They travel to the house of her mother, Gertie, a stroke-victim with a speech-impediment ...Read More
Our hero Claire wakes up the same way every morning: not knowing who she is or what she did the day before. She meets her loony husband Richard, who she doesn't remember and Kenny, a drugged out 17-year old 8th-grader ("We hope he graduates this year.") who says he's her son.
Every day Claire cheerfully tries to put together the puzzle of her life. But today she's about to find a few missing pieces.
A lisping, ski-masked Limping Man appears out of no-where and kidnaps her. They travel to the house of her mother, Gertie, a stroke-victim with a speech-impediment who desperately tries to protect Claire from her true past which, despite the best-efforts of some people, is beginning to become clear.
Add in Millet, an ex-janitor with a foul-mouthed sock puppet and Heidi, a suspicious lady-cop and the day speeds toward its bizarre conclusion.
Strawdog is happy to welcome Kimberly Senior (director of the Jeff Award-winning "Knives in Hens") back to the Dog House to steer this hilarious, dark comedy. She is the founder and director of CollaborAction Theatre Company, where she has directed over 15 plays, including the Jeff Award-winning "The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild", and the hit production of "Apocalyptic Butterflies."
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