Extremities

Extremities, by William Mastrosimone. Extremities is a play by William Mastrosimone that was first performed off Broadway in 1982. It opened at the Westside Theatre in New York on December 22, 1982 and ran for 325 performances. A young woman, Marjorie, is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist, Raul, and manages to turn the tables on him, tying him up in her fireplace. Her roommates come home to discover the attacker bound with cords, belts and other household items.

Terry and Patricia, the roommates, express different points of view about rape in society. Terry, a rape victim herself as a teenager, believes that Raul will not be convicted since a rape did not actually occur and there is no proof. Patricia believes in the judicial system and insists on calling the police.

The three friends are also turned on each other at various points in the play, due to Raul's knowledge of each of them through stalking them. For instance, close to the play's opening, Raul reveals to Terry that Marjorie had been dating Terry's boyfriend.

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A Pieter Toerien Production presented at the Baxter Theatre in 1984, directed by Hugh Woodridge. Cast: Lena Ferugia, Michael Richard, Louise Saint Claire, Jane Sinclair. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987).

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