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Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy May 6 - 16, 2010
Beyond Therapy was presented on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City in April, 1982. Beyond Therapy is one of Durang’s most popular and frequently performed plays. The farcical comedy focuses on Prudence and Bruce, two Manhattanites who are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their psychiatrists, each of whom suggests the patient place a personal ad. Bruce is a highly emotional bisexual who tends to cry easily, a trait homophobic Prudence sees as a weakness. Their first meeting proves to be disastrous and the two report back to their respective therapists - libidinous Stuart, who once seduced Prudence, and eccentric Charlotte, who stumbles over the simplest of words, references the play Equus as a good source of advice, and interacts with Bruce and all her patients with the help of a stuffed Snoopy. Clearly the two are more troubled than their patients. Charlotte suggests a revised ad, which once again attracts Prudence, but this time she and Bruce manage to get past their initial loathing and discover they actually like each other. Complications ensue when Bruce's jealous live-in lover Bob decides to assert himself and do everything possible to maintain his status quo.
"Christopher Durang has the wit, the
high, rebellious spirits, and the rage of the born satirist. He is also
one of the funniest and most original playwrights at work. His "Beyond
Therapy" could be considered his "Alice in Wonderland" with the stunning
Sigourney Weaver at large in a world run by psychiatrists this whirligig
of a show trips merrily along."
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