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The Fisherman's Wife

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 3m

In this wild sex farce, Vanessa's marriage to Cooper has grown stale. She wants excitement and passion. He merely wants to provide for her the best way he knows how: fishing. While Cooper is out at sea, Vanessa receives a visit from a mysterious traveling salesman with a bag full of danger...

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Fantasy, Fable/Folktale
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
In this wild sex farce, Vanessa's marriage to Cooper has grown stale. She wants excitement and passion. He merely wants to provide for her the best way he knows how: fishing. While Cooper is out at sea, Vanessa receives a visit from a mysterious traveling salesman with a bag full of danger. And he's not the only one new in town: a ravenously horny giant squid and octopus have settled in under the dock, ready for whomever comes their way. 
History
Premered at the Impact Theatre in Berkeley, California in September of 2012, under the direction of Ben Randal. 
Cast Attributes
COOPER MINNOW - a man, a young husband, a fisherman, doing his best to satisfy his wife’s needs, frustrated and pent up; he grew up near the water.

VANESSA MINNOW - a woman, a young wife, dissatisfied in her marriage that’s not what she expected, frustrated and pent up; she often longs for more.

THOMAS BELL -  a man, a door‐to‐door salesman, the kind of person who has seen a lot of things and often has just what you need on hand – for the right price.

SQUID - a “woman,” very attractive, lithe, a manifestation of a tentacled sea creature, nurturing and seductive, but also bossy; kind of a sexual deviant.

OCTOPUS - a “man,” very attractive, lithe, a manifestation of a tentacled sea creature, an older brother, sassy, sarcastic; kind of a sexual deviant. 
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The suggestion of a modest fisherman's home; a small puppet theatre. 
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Puppetry
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Media

“As a riff on Hokusai’s famed erotic woodcut ‘The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife’ - the defi nitive work in tentacle porn - Yockey’s ‘Wife’ is funny, transgressive and fantastical.” – San Francisco Chronicle, Read More

The Fisherman’s Wife is boundary-pushing yet accessible, oversized but intimate, and always fun.” – SF Weekly, Read More

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Steve Yockey

Steve Yockey is a Los Angeles based writer with work produced throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. His plays Pluto, Bellwether, Afterlife, Octopus, Large Animal Games, CARTOON, Subculture, Very Still & Hard to See, The Fisherman’s Wife, Wolves, Disassembly, and Niagara Falls ...
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