THE STORY: Schneider has become a glutton, and Roxanne, his pretty, and much younger wife, is surprised by the new method of trimming him down: a live-in, over-zealous, yet attractive doctor, Peter Wellington. Though Schneider agreed to this method, he rebels when he can’t have all his vices around him while he diets and cleans his system. After lots of door-slamming and double-daring, Schneider becomes the epitome of a make-over to an extreme degree, Dr. Wellington falls hopelessly in love with Roxanne, and Roxanne struggles to get her old life back, though she’ll settle for compromise. In the end, Roxanne gets her way as she straightens out both men in a style all her own.
Stamped with Schisgal’s trademark zaniness, this latest play is a romantic comedy targeting diet, nutrition, and modern exercise fitness programs.
