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POONA THE FUCKDOGand other plays for childrenby Jeff Goodecopyright © 1999 |
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"irresistable" "a bawdy comic romp!" "smart, bold, and insightful, poignant without being preachy and
meaningful without being sappy. Not to mention shit-yourself hysterical. Two hours of theater
magic that will go down in infamy. " "a theatrical acid trip!" "a freshly uncorked bottle of Champagne that never goes flat!" "You know I'm totally taking my kid" "Like an early Marx Brothers movie, the comedy comes from any, and every direction, and it's just as nutty." "true brilliance" "You have to like a show this complex and fast paced that never flies into
chaos" "Raucous, funny, and anything but politically correct. It is a guaranteed laugh. A
comedic success." "delightful... a perverted funhouse ride where people give you lollipops and
cookies" "a quite brilliant theatrical mess" "marvelously inventive... dazzling... don't miss out by missing it" "a refreshing scamper through modern-day mores and social customs" "What a show! Outstanding!" "hilarious... Peppered with puns and Stoppardesque word play" "delightful... unforgettable... much more fun than it ought to be." "smart" "mean-spirited and sophomoric!" "gleeful... goofy... the perfect title." "It would be hard to imagine anyone resisting its charms" "Smart and clever, and always un-PC. You're in for a good, albeit twisted belly- laugh." "Poona the Fuckdog is fucking funny!" "Goode [is] a smarty-pants theater cult-god" |
These outrageous "Fairy tales for Grown-ups" are not for the easily offended! Poona, our ingenuous heroine, meets up with aliens, talking shrubs, and mealy-mouthed salesmen in her quest to find someone to play in her big pink box. Nothing is sacred in this raucous assault on the power of language.
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Cast Size: 8-17 (depends on doubling) Running Time: 90-120 minutes |
The play the Bush Administration did not want you to see! "Bitten by the Fuckdog" - Chicago Reader (9/24/04)"Curtains" - Willamette Week (10/20/04 - cover story)"Dispiriting Journey" - American Theatre Web (10/20/04)"Too risqué for Bush's NEA" - The Advocate (10/27/04)"The White House vs. Poona the Fuckdog" - The Stranger (10/28/04) |
"Oh no, that would be explicit and inappropriate, and my federal funding prevents me from doing anything that might be educational or helpful to you later in life. But if you'd like a sandwich. Or a copy of the New Testament?"
CRITICS can't stop yapping about about Poona:
(about Poona found on the internet)
Poona the Fuckdog is available on videotape from
StageDirect
best-selling books on the JeffNet
For actual plays for children and young audiences, be sure to visit the
"JeffNet for Kids" at:
kids.jeffgoode.com
see also: Gary Cole's Artless: The Odyssey of a Cultural Creative
Suzy-Suzy Cyber-ssassin (from Poona) was a finalist for the 2000 Heideman Award
(Actors Theatre of Louisville)
Poona is published by
Best Men's Stage Monologues of 1998
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