This show was last weekend's dessert, consumed before Sunday afternoon's chewy Strindberg entree. The Book of Liz is David and Amy Sedaris' only play to date. No surprise to the hordes of NPR listeners who flock to their work, it's hilarious fluff aimed straight at Blue Staters who feel comfortable making gentle digs at the Amish (sorry, Squeamish, there's a difference I'm told...) and alcoholics.
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy's remount is selling out left and right because a) the Sedaris name continues to draw and b) these folks have the chops to make the silliest scenes work. This is that rare production where you welcomed the shtick, the double takes and the pratfalls. The set pieces are quaint to amateurish (though kudos on the Mr. Peanut costume) but the bit parts are milked for all they're worth.
Oh yes, the plot (as if that's important): Feeling neglected after a new arrival takes over her cheese ball production line, Sister Elizabeth Donderstock runs away from her Squeamish colony. Through a series of comic misadventures (are there any other kind?), she takes a waitressing job of at a themed restaurant/ haven for alcoholics. Meanwhile, the Squeamish cheese ball business is suffering, the colony is going broke, and the elders have to win back Liz to save their way of life.
I won't give away the ending, but suffice it to say you don't go to this show for plot twists.
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