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I thought this play was hysterical! Great, easy, fun read. Satirical and incredibly witty. Amy and David Sedaris do not disappoint.
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The Book of Liz
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Sister Elizabeth Donderstock is Squeamish, has been her whole life. She makes cheese balls (traditional and smoky) that sustain the existence of her entire religious community, Clusterhaven. However, she feels unappreciated among her Squeamish brethren, and she decides to try her luck in the outside world. Along the way, she meets a Cockney-speaking Ukrainian immigrant couple who find her a job waiting tables at Plymouth Crock, a family restaurant run almost entirely by recovering alcoholics. The alcoholics love her. The customers love her. Her Danderfrock fits right in. Things are going great for Liz, until she's offered a promotion to manager. Unfortunately, Liz has a sweating problem, and to get the job, she'll have to fix it. Meanwhile, back at Clusterhaven, Liz's compatriots just can't seem to duplicate her cheese ball recipe, and it's going to cost them their quaint, cloistered lifestyle. They are panic-stricken and desperate, and sure she sabotaged the recipe. Does Liz go through with the operation? Can the Squeamish be saved? Will the cheese balls ever taste good again?
72 pages, Paperback
First published September 1,2002
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72 pages, Paperback
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September 1, 2002 by Dramatists Play Service
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9780822218272
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0822218275
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English
About the author
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Amy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote.
Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
Sedaris has appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), and The Lion King (2019).
Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
Sedaris has appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), and The Lion King (2019).
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Burritos, sweat and cheese.
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Hilarious collaboration between 2 of my favorite people :)
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Hilarious. I wish the other plays they wrote together (Little Frieda Mysteries, etc) were available. I saw several of them as originals at La Mama, and they are hands down the most fun nights I've ever spent in a theater.
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I enjoyed riding this rollercoaster of laughs and groans. THE BOOK OF LIZ will be a ridiculously fun play to direct, and I will be looking for the opportunity to direct it with some friends.
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Grotesque, hilarious, extreme but somehow touching. Stranger than Strangers with a weirdly sensitive underbelly. Truly an unholy child formed by the union of the most hilarious brother and sister.
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This play is better seen than read. Loooove Amy Sedaris (and she was hilarious in this production) but more than most plays, this one is tough to just read.
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I am really liking the satirical nature of this play-it goes above and beyond what I expected which is saying something considering I am an avid reader of the Sedaris family. I am actually keeping this play in mind to perform with some great actors I know.
is is just me or do some of the female characters come across as Monty-Python-esque men/women? I really feel like Mrs Butterworth would be even more hilarious if she were played by a man. Thoughts?
is is just me or do some of the female characters come across as Monty-Python-esque men/women? I really feel like Mrs Butterworth would be even more hilarious if she were played by a man. Thoughts?
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