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The Secretaries

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  5f

Lisa Kron, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, Maureen Angelos

"The Secretaries is a sustained, amusing look at the fine line between aggression and assertiveness." – The New Yorker

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5f
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Something's rotten in Big Bone! Pretty Patty Johnson is thrilled to join the secretarial pool at the Cooney Lumber Mill under the iron-fisted leadership of sultry office manager Susan Curtis. But she soon begins to feel that all is not right—the enforced diet of Slim-Fast shakes, the strange clicking language between the girls, the monthly disappearance of a lumberjack. By the time Patty discovers murder is part of these office killers' skill set, it's too late to turn back! In the guise of satiric exploitation-horror, The Secretaries takes an unflinching look at the warping cultural expectations of femininity.
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  • Time Period 1990s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

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Authors

Lisa Kron

Lisa Kron

Lisa Kron is a writer and performer whose work has been widely produced in New York, regionally, and internationally. Her plays include Well, 2.5 Minute Ride and The Ver**zon Play. She wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Fun Home (with music by composer Jeanine Tesori), ...

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Babs Davy

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Dominique Dibbell

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Peg Healey

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Maureen Angelos

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