Passing Wind is a comical farce that tears down not only the fourth wall but the fifth wall as well, devolving into screwball madness. Two brothers join a caravan of characters who find themselves entangled in a play within a play within a world their fictional minds can scarcely grasp. Upon revealing themselves all to be playwrights who have authored the same play, they soon discover their scripts — and everything surrounding them — are merely props.
An off-Broadway producer, an eccentric British couple, and a band of bumbling terrorists round out the mayhem. The group spirals into a battle over copyright ownership, only to be interrupted by the arrival of the actual playwright, who claims dominion over the entire theatrical debacle.
5M, 2F, 3M/F
SPENCER TALBOT (M)
ROGER TALBOT (M)
APRIL / PAULINE (F) / REAL ESTATE BROKER
MAY / EVELYN HAWKINS (F)
MR. HENRY HAWKINS (M)
THE PLAYWRIGHT (M or F)
SARGENT PERDUE (M or F)
LT. ANDERSON (M or F)
LANDLORD / AMIR (M)
MOE (M)
The Present and 1980. The Living room and kitchen of the Talbot brothers’ apartment.
Contemporary Costumes, 1980s Costumes
Intrermission
100 Minutes