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Why Torture
is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
by Christopher
Durang
November 8, 2011
Christopher Durang turns
political humor upside down with this raucous and
provocative satire about America's growing homeland
"insecurity." Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who
Love Them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in
crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a
terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of
butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a
shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the
theatre so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she
insane? Honing in on our private terrors both at home and
abroad, Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy
for an era of yellow, orange and red alerts.
Written by: Christopher Durang
Directed by: Arliss Jeffries
Performance:
November 8, 2011, 7:30 PM at the
historic Monon Depot
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