Oatmeal and a Cigarette
Description
Three-year-old Billy leads a charmed life; he stays home all day, gets his diapers changed, sleeps in a crib. His Mommy cooks his dinner every night, tells him stories, and knits his security blankets. And he gets to look out the window and color in his books all he wants. Except โฆ Billy is actually thirty years old; he's never been out of the apartment. His “Mommy” is actually his older brother, who fills his head with terrifying nursery rhymes about everything outside. And the babysitter is a grad student. Her thesis topic is Billy. But she hasn’t mentioned that fact yet.
Production Info
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Press Quotes
“This show is brilliant. It’s funny, it’s dark, it’s poignant โฆ [It] explores issues of exploitation, repressed memories, regression, and the power that human instinct holds over every decision we make.” โJennifer Davis, The Conveyor
“Extremely funny and surprisingly moving.” โJane Durrell, CincyBeat
“Weird, dark, and refreshingly original.” โDanielle Winterton, Ithaca Journal
Author
George SapioGeorge Sapio is an award-winning playwright, director, dramaturg, producer, and actor. He is the author of Workshopping the New Play: A Guide for Playwrights, Directors, and Dramaturgs (Hal Leonard/Applause Books, 2017). He is the founding artistic director of the annual Ithaca Fringe Festival (2014) and produces and hosts Onstage/Offstage, a monthly podcast and radio show featuring interviews with theatre professionals of all walks as well as live readings of short plays. He is also a photojournalist; his book, Collateral Damage, features his pictures from two trips with his wife, Maura Stephens, to Iraq in 2003. His plays can be found on the web at the New Play Exchange and at his website, gsapio.com.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 11/12/2017 |
| Pages | 54 |
| ISBN | 9780881457414 |
Special Notes
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
