THE STORY: Set on "the last day on earth," this explosive farce details the reactions of a particularly zany household to the unexpected news that the world is about to end - first their disbelief and then their relief that they will no longer have to worry about refilling ice trays. Among those present are Eden, a pure-spirited girl who is trying to communicate with other planets so that she can exchange recipes; her boyfriend, Otis, a satanist who speaks in verse and aspires to become the Antichrist's personal secretary; a suicidal nymphomaniac who works for a fashion magazine which is all cover and no text; her last pick-up, Zed, a money-mad opportunist whose ambition is to be a magazine cover boy; and a senile ghost who cannot quite grasp the fact that he is dead. As promised the world does expire, with distant planets looming into view; ominous radio voices broadcasting doomsday reports; two hard-hatted angels industriously sweeping up the post-apocalypse detritus; and, in the end, one lone, dazed survivor (Zed) left behind trying to figure out what went wrong - and why.

Described in the New York Times as a "Looney Tunes version of the apocalypse," this wildly comic farce about the end of the world, was first presented with great success by Playwrights Horizons. "at a time when our preoccupation with doomsday is in danger of becoming a new form of narcissism, this writer's brazenly cheeky attitude is a healthy antidote." - NY Times. "It is a mark of Mark O'Donnell's skill that he manages to crowd an entire world on the last day of its existence into the narrow confines of one small room" - NY Magazine. "There is the brain of a genuine wit behind O'Donnell's writings" - Village Voice. "an earth-shattering, rib-busting comedy" - BackStage.

Publisher

Dramatists Play Service Inc.

Format

Play

Binding

Softcover

ISBN

9780822211280

Stock code

9780822211280

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