Durang, well-known for his dark and funny take on the human condition, declares on his website that he “has written 1,455 one act plays (or perhaps 40),” and offers these keywords as a way of describing his work: “satire, dark comedy, parody, funny, absurdist.”
England says this is exactly why he wanted to kick off the new year with this playwright. “We are full of conflicting feelings as we start a new year. Excited, full of trepidation, and these days completely confused about what we can expect. Life can feel utterly absurd,” he says, “and that malaise calls for a healthy dose of Durang.”
On his site, Durang further adds “Other key words: winter, spring, fall. Also summer. More keywords: coffee, Yale School of Drama, zippers, age, lapsed Catholic, hiccups.” And concludes with “Final keywords: cursor, satire, parody, glaucoma drops, dog, dog food, bread, butter, cheese.”