Theatre
Jules Feiffer has offered satirical commentary on American life for over
fifty years, through cartoons, screenplays, stage plays and children’s
books. Originally gaining prominence as a cartoonist for The Village Voice, Feiffer shines an often sardonic light on the political, sexual and social facets of our culture.
Little Murders focuses on the violence that encircles and engulfs
a New York City family. The action centers on daughter Patsy and
Alfred, the new man she brings home to introduce to her parents and
brother. It’s a world where the sound of gunshots is de rigueur,
heavy breathers regularly call, unseen visitors knock at the door…and
the Newquists are just trying to have a nice day. Meanwhile, Alfred has
chosen not to fight back, something that Patsy is desperate to change.
The epidemic of violence in 1960s New York and a citizen’s choice to
sink or swim form the basis for the dark comedy at the heart of Little Murders.