Synopsis
American Beauty Shop
$15.99 Published by Methuen
0 Male 5 Female
"When that baby's born . . . your life ceases being your life. That child owns every single one of your actions. Every breath of your body. Every dream that you ever had, Mrs Top Two Percent, those dreams are sucked out of you and poured into the soul of that child"
It's hard to pull yourself up by your bootstraps in this economy
Sue should know.
It's harder when you've got kids
Even whip-smart, talented ones like Judy
But Sue has big dreams for both her basement beauty shop and her daughter ...
... who's anxiously waiting for a letter from Berkeley that could change her life
Armed with tough love, combative humor and an uncompromising work ethic, Sue is struggling to balance her own livelihood and Judy's future
A heartfelt play about the true cost of dreams
Premiered at Chicago Dramatists in April 2016