George Saunders' Pastoralia
Subtitle: a play in two acts
By: adapted for the stage by Yehuda Duenyas.
Contributors: Saunders, George, 1958-
Publisher: Dramatic Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Woodstock, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781583425459
Other titles: Pastoralia
Notes: George Saunders' heartbreaking and hilarious vision of betrayal, loyalty and humiliation in a decaying American theme park. In a twisted yet recognizable versio of corporate life, Ed and Janet work as cave-men re-enactors in a second-rate amusement park teetering on the brink of financial ruin. Both have family troubles and are desperate to keep their jobs in the face of company-wide layoffs and morally dubious practices. It's the 21st century of corporate bosses, fax machines, drugs and tourists, a dystopia of dark wit. Approximate running time: 90 minutes.