Out of Sterno

by Deborah Zoe Laufer

2m, 2f / Comedy Dotty's life in Sterno with her husband Hamel is absolutely perfect! It's a fairy tale, it really is. True, in their seven years of marriage Hamel has forbidden her to leave their tiny apartment or speak to anyone, but Dotty is so very happy to spend her days watching video re-enactments of the day they first met. When a phone call from a mysterious woman threatens to tear her world asunder, Dotty must venture out into the vast city of Sterno, and try to discover what it is to b

Genres: Plays

72 pages, Paperback

First published February 24, 2009

Reviews

[Kate Brandt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of all of Deborah Laufer's plays, this one is in some ways the quintessence of her style. It is very, very funny, and while we laugh with her main character, Deborah Laufer also makes us love her. Any woman will recognize herself here, and laugh.

[Breanna Box · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is brilliant. It's so on the nose it's hilarious. I can vividly see every detail & I love how stylized it is. As a woman I can really appreciate the humor and style instead of some boring drama about a life we all may have known at some point.

[Charlie F · Rating 5 out of 5]

my absolute favorite by her

[Emily Fortuna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really really wanted to like this play. It has lovely moments. There are some excellent hilarious moments. The main character is very much "on type" for me as well. HOWEVER, I just felt like the message of the play was heavy-handed. I liked the overall message, and I think in the right production it could go well, but it could also very easily go not so well, at which point I ask, is the play doing more harm than good to an important, sometimes sensitive topic?