‘The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence’ (Merrick): “I was like you. I was you”
“I can be the change I want to see. That one from a bumper sticker on her Volkswagen Jetta.”
Plays
‘Reasons to be Pretty’ (Carly)
“I’m very attractive. I am. I’ve always been that way but it’s no great big deal to me—if anything, it’s worked against me for most of my life.”
‘Cocktails at Pam’s’ (Estelle)
“No, I don’t. I hate it. Actually, do you want to know what I really hate?”
‘The Performers’ (Chuck Wood)
“Oh boy, I promised Black Attack I wouldn’t cry, but . . . I was not expecting this.”
‘Are You Ready?’ (Woman)
“I’m the food critic for the Times, and I’ve been anxious for some time now to get my claws into the throat of that pompous evil weasel of a restaurateur…”
‘In the Next Room’ (Catherine Givings)
“Do you want more children, Elizabeth? That is a tactless question, you don’t need to answer, forgive me, sometimes I say whatever is in my head.”
‘Spike Heels’ (Georgie): “Yeah, right, he ‘gave’ me the damn job”
A contemporary comedy of manners which explores sexual harassment, misplaced amour, and the possibility of a four sided love triangle.
‘Laughing Wild’ (Woman and the Tuna Fish)
The woman tells a story of hitting a guy in the supermarket while shopping for tuna fish
‘Laughing Wild’ (Man and the Supermarket story)
The Man talks about getting hit in a supermarket by a woman
‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune’ (Johnny tells a story)
Johnny tells Frankie about the time he almost lost his virginity
‘The Early Girl’ (Lana)
Set in a small town brothel, Lily has just arrived determined to earn enough to pay her debts as Lana tells her the ways of her new world
‘Spike Heels’ (Georgie): “Shame on your for thinking you’re better than the rest of us”
A dramatic monologue for women from Theresa Rebeck’s play, Spike Heels.
‘It’s Only a Play’ (Virginia): “And people wonder why I bottomed out?”
Virginia: They ain’t doing anything. They tried that number on me out in Hollywood. “You’re only as good as your last picture.” My agent told me. “Bulls—,” I told him. “Nothing’s as bad as my last three pictures but especially me. Just get me a job.” “Ginny, I can’t get