Four from E.S.T. Marathon '99

In walks their old pal Lenny, a tragically hopeless romantic in mourning over his own most recent rejection. As these two opposites debate the merits of love and sex, it becomes clear they agree on only one thing: They both want Allison or do they? (2M, 1W)

Deaf Day by Leslie Ayvazian ~ A young mother encourages her deaf son to interact with other children by creating a practice day at the park

She has to help her son overcome his fear of others teasing him. At the end of the day, the son is charged with determination but still fears the hearing world and requests the next day be spent at home as a quiet day (1W)

Dreamtime For Alice by Susan Kim ~ Forty-three-year-old book editor Alice flees a failed marriage and suburban despair in America and finds herself unintentionally stranded in the Australian outback

Armed with only sunscreen, a Swiss army knife, and a caustic attitude, she is initially breezy. However she grows increasingly desperate and watches both self-assurance and her very worldview slip away as she begins to question not only the possibility of rescue, but the deeper meaning of her life

By finally owning up to her weaknesses and asking for grace, she is able to attain a certain transcendencebut at a cost (2W)

Goodbye Oscar by Romulus Linney ~ It is Oscar Wilde's last moment on earth. He thinks of his trip to the United States, when a young bellhop was sent to his hotel room as a "gift"

It is obvious to Oscar that the youth does not want to be there. Oscar asks him what his troubles are, finds out, and sends him away with $100

Then he thinks of himself at a dingy café in France, meeting the same young man, now dressed as a British gentleman, who knows all about him. Why? When he discovers that, Oscar Wilde understands that he is dead and accepts the love of heaven (2M)

" a real discovery " ~ NY Daily News

" a gentle, enchanting one-woman show it's endearing throughout" ~NY Times

" original clever entertaining. A meditation on spiritual survival" ~ NY Times

" by approaching episodes in Wilde's past through the prism of his delirious, final hours, veteran playwright Romulus Linney breathes new life into a tired subject " ~ NY Daily New