Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad

Written by Arthur Kopit

A domineering widow arrives at a posh hotel with a coffin, a carnivorous plant and her sheltered son.

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Bookroo's summary

Arthur Kopit's absurdist black comedy follows the overbearing Madame Rosepettle, who checks into a posh hotel with her stammering son Jonathan, a man-eating plant, piranha fish and the coffin of her late husband. When Rosalie, a babysitter from next door, sets out to seduce Jonathan, she becomes a formidable rival to his mother, and his chance to break free turns grotesque. A satire of smothering parents.

From the publisher

Full Length Black Comedy / Casting: 4m 2f extras / Scenery: 2 int. Wealthy overbearing Madame Rosepettle with her stuttering awkward son Jonathan at her heels arrives at a posh hotel with a man-eating tropical plant pirahna fish and coffin in tow. Rosalie a voluptuous babysitter from the couple next door "who never come home" attempts to seduce Jonathan and proves a formidable opponent to Madame herself.

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