Overview
ASPIRIN & ELEPHANTS is a hilarious romantic comedy with six very
strong roles bursting with the kind of witty dialogue actors love and
audiences rave about. This award- winning comedy deals with an upscale
60ish mother and father who take their two married daughters and
sons-in-law on a North Sea cruise to celebrate their fortieth
anniversary. The cruise was Mother's idea, who hopes to get her
husband's spirits and also his libido raised after a recent heart
attack. (His heart attack explains the title of the play. He jokes about
his coronary, which felt like an elephant sitting on his chest. Now he
has to take an aspirin every day.)
What Mom doesn't know is, her
daughters are having their own share of big time problems with their
husbands. Before the cruise is over, the courses of all three marriages
change drastically and a father bonds forever with his ego challenged
daughter. "It's easy to see why this laugh-filled, emotionally moving
comedy about marriage, family relationships and overcoming life's
reverses has enjoyed record-breaking runs in theatre after theatre."