Twice Around the Park

Twice Around the Park, by American playwright and screenwriter Murray Schisgal [1] (born 1926). Presented by Pieter Toerien, Leonard Rayne Theatre 1983. Published by Samuel French.

The first play, A Need for Brussels Sprouts, opens with an unemployed actor lip-synching to a loud opera recording. His upstairs neighbor begins pounding on the ceiling, and soon his doorbell is being rung by a policewoman, who gives him a summons for disturbing the peace.

The second act, A Need for Less Expertise, is about a couple whose 26-year marriage is suffering ennui. They have been given a relationship workout audio tape designed to help them perform sexually. The New York Times [2]

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