Dudley and Waldo 1987. 2M (one silent).   DUDLEY “WALDO” Dudley, a nursing home resident in his nineties, thinks he recognizes another patient as Waldo Dickman, the gangster he famously gunned down in his G-man days. Is Dudley’s mind playing tricks on him, or is Waldo? A memory play and a puzzle.   excerpt Son of Elvis 1994. 1M.   The Son of Elvis (or is he?) gives his debut performance, playing guitar and singing (both badly) and questioning the legacies of the father he thought he had and the father his mother claims was really his.   excerpt   Sandy Takes the Stand 1996. 1F.   Sandy, an elegant, matronly woman, politely explains why she shot her husband, illuminating for her Court TV audience the extremes of love.   excerpt Molly on the Stump 2000. 1F.   When Molly, “the daughter of the next President of the United States,” is called on to introduce her father at a campaign stop, she departs from the script and injects a little too much honesty into the game of politics.   excerpt   Where’s George? 2000. 1M. An elderly man speculates on the motives behind a long-ago family murder and the fate of its vanished perpetrator, evoking memories of the Cold War and the 1970s. A detective story suggested by the John List case.   excerpt two monologues from Children of Argos Excerpted from the second act of the play, these two pieces can also stand on their own. They’re here in their entirety. The Death of Orestes: With unsparing detail, Orestes’ friend Pylades reports on the hero’s death in a fiery auto accident in this tongue-in-cheek update of the Greek tragic messenger speech. I Am Andreas Koriotis: A suitor woos Electra with the rags-to-riches story of his life, encompassing father/son obligations, Greek cuisine and a nod to Astoria, Queens.Dudley.htmlElvis.htmlSandy.htmlMolly.htmlGeorge.htmlPylades.htmlAndreas.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6
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