Escape from Happiness

Escape from Happiness

written by George F. Walker
directed by Melody Bridges

“You know, just when you’ve written her off she surprises you. She’s always done that. Sometimes at the last moment… You know, just when your hands are around her throat, and you’re about to apply serious pressure…”

Part farce and part whodunit, Escape from Happiness takes place in the kitchen of Nora Dawson, an oddball matriarch who calmly doles out wisdom and Band-Aids as her family is plunged into mayhem. Her loved ones – including a sadistic high-powered attorney, a compulsive baker, a reluctant vigilante, and a once abusive now catatonic ex-husband – battle blundering crooks, quarreling cops, and each other as the pandemonium escalates. George F. Walker’s witty and irreverent play provides “a perceptive voice, stingingly funny lines and a fresh point of view.” – The New York Times

Performing January 12 – February 10, 2007
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
in the Arena Theatre at Theater! Theatre!
$15 Fridays and Saturdays; Pay-What-You-Will Thursdays