Bøger af Morris Panych

Three people gaze out their living room window as the days pass. Across the street in Withrow Park life goes on - or is it a dream?Then a knock at the door. Time has found them, hiding in plain sight. Or possibly it's just a man in a wrinkled suit. But Janet, Marion, and Arthur must act now or forever be devoured by their own indifference. They can no longer live on the periphery of their own lives. They must invite the young man to dinner.

In this riotously funny new comedy from Morris Panych, we meet Alma, a seasoned career shoplifter who prefers the five-finger discount over some lousy seniors day deal. But its not just an empty wallet that leads Alma to a life of petty crime its also her strong convictions about social justice and economic inequality.Along for the ride is Phyllis, Almas frazzled accomplice who lacks her mentors cool demeanour and snappy comebacks. Its Alma who does the talking when the pair is apprehended at the grocery store by Dom, an overzealous rookie security guard. Guided by the strictness of his born-again Christian belief, Dom is ready to handcuff the culprits and call the police, but his affable senior partner, Otto, intervenes with a more sympathetic view of the crime: Its just a couple a steaks. As Alma, Phyllis, Dom, and Otto share their wildly different takes on the situation, complex views on morality and ethics begin to emerge.With its cast of oddball characters, Panychs comedy offers biting observations about societys haves and have-nots and how much they might actually have in common.Cast of 2 women and 2 men.

Music has long been considered beneficial in enhancing cognitive skills, and some have even suggested that music constitutes its own category of brain function; that it is, in fact, a separate and distinct type of thought. As is sex, which can produce, aside from children, complete dysfunction, confused mental activity even, quite possibly, a compromised immune system, and certainly, in many cases, complete and utter memory loss both before and after. It seemed only natural, then, for playwright Morris Panych to put these two types of human experience together into one play. After all, both take practice.This dark and steamy comedy explores the harmonies and dysfunctions of six sexually entangled musicians on an ill-fated winter tour. When a blizzard strands this sextet for an extra night, they have only their instruments, each other, and their secrets to keep them warm.

Award-winning playwright Panych turns Waiting for Godot into a comedy while simultaneously heightening its profound questions. Cast of 3 men.

This dark comedy of "trading places" resonates with uncomfortable truths about everyday life. Cast of 2 women and 3 men.

Chief dishwasher Dressler tyrannizes his co-workers in an upscale restaurant with his rants of Marxist rhetoric. Cast of 3 men.

The audience peers into the goldfish bowl of dysfunction with acute recognition. Cast of 3 women and 2 men.

Doyle has a funny problem: he can hear the most intimate details of those around him. Cast of 1 man.

From a fleetingly irritating and insignificant encounter comes a viciously murderous and incredulously bizarre plot. Cast of 2 men.

Dramas that encourage reflection on the past and our children's future: "Life Science," "2B WUT UR" and "Cost of Living."

Frank, having dedicated his life to the unremarkable, and Walker, paranoid since being struck by lightning at age three, attempt to flee from each other and end up following each other instead. They find themselves in a run-down hotel operated by deaf and misdirected Willy and blind Alice, who has a murderous dislike for visitors. Morris Panych's brilliant tale reminds us all that fear can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.