Synopsis
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England
Published by Samuel French Inc
3 Male 3 Female
Winner! New Jersey Star-Ledger's Best Play of 2011
Dean Wreen is not having a good week ...
Her college is in dire financial straits and a plan to close its tiny, all-but-forgotten natural history museum is sending unexpected shock waves across campus and out into the local community
At home, her ex-lover, Greer, is staying with her - sending shock waves of a different sort through her relationship with her current (much younger) girlfriend, Andromeda
Town-gown relations are in tatters!
The local newspaper is erupting in protest!
Even the awful, historically inaccurate dioramas in the museum have started mouthing off!
A screwball sex comedy about the perils of monogamy, certainty, and academic administration
Characters:
DEAN WREEN, née Cindy - female, late 40s
GREER, née Gail - female, late 40s
ANDROMEDA, née Andrea - female, 20s
THE CARETAKER - male, 60-70s
EARLY MAN 1 - male or female, early 20s
EARLY MAN 2 - female or male, early 20s
Reviews
"A smart, clever and highly promising new play ... lively and literate" ~ The New York Times
"A thoughtful study in love and extinction, imaginatively crafted" ~ Variety