Paul Louey
Laughing Wild
by Christopher Durang
Empty Space Theatre
Act One: Woman meets Man at the supermarket. Woman hits Man on the head because Man stood too long between her and the canned tuna.
Act Two: Talk show host Sally Jesse Rafael meets Infant of Prague (17th Century representation of the Christ child) in a dream and they discuss about AIDS, Mother Theresa, and the Pope.
With this in mind, I went out to do some research on the Infant and found myself a plastic four-inch figurine of Him in a Catholic store. To "update" His attire, I gave Him an oversized "Imperial Margarine" type crown and a 17th Century styled quilted petticoat for His cloak. And voila, here we have an Infant of Prague dazzlingly dressed for Sally's prime-time show!
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