THE STORY: Briefly described, the action of the play is “the story of a man who robbed the Bank of Mexico and married a gas station attendant.” To be sure, there’s a bank robbery; a double-cross; a getaway scene; and a passel of sneaky, slimy Mexican heavies who, after being shot, shortly reappear in different costumes. And the hero does marry the person who repairs his car—although with identities shifting so rapidly it’s not always easy to tell who’s who. But, in this wildly funny parody of the Hollywood western, it is the action that counts and the zany, offbeat, imaginative lunacy that the author provides in nonstop profusion.
A wildly inventive and very funny play.
“…A happy antidote to, say, those heavy evenings uptown.” —Village Voice.
“It’s insane, it’s weird and best of all it’s one of the most consistently funny shows to be seen around here in a long time.” —Berkeley Gazette.
“…Celebrates lunacy while not letting it off scotfree.” —San Francisco Chronicle.
Included in the collection
Auto-Destruct and The Rhesus Umbrella.
