Play: "Baby with the Bathwater," dark comedy
Players: Clarke College Drama Department
Times/dates: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 19-21; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22
Estimated duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Site: Terence Donaghoe Hall, Clarke College
Cost: $10 general admission, $7 senior citizens, $5 students
synopsis
What it's about: A dark satire about the hardships of parenting and growing up, beginning with two clueless parents who bring a baby home from the hospital. The baby -- whom they name Daisy, not sure whether he's a boy or girl -- grows up to be a father with a child of his own. The play, by Christopher Durang, is written in a bizarre but humorous style.
Performers: Luke Van Meveren, of Monticello, Minn.; Elizabeth Spoerl, of Sherrill, Iowa; Kayla Damisch, of Victor, Iowa; Rebecca Brosnan, of Algona, Iowa; Beatrice Schares, of Plattsburgh, Iowa; Austin Rea,
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Director: Joe Klinebriel, associate professor of drama
Tidbits
* Playwright Christopher Durang also wrote "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" and a parody of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" called "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge."
* Actor Tony Shalhoub, of TV's "Monk," played the father in the 1983 stage debut of the play in Massachusetts.
