Synopsis

“Drinking in America” played to sold-out houses for month after month Off Broadway. Why? Because Eric Bogosian’s hit one-man show invented a crazed comic world of agents, pimps, hustlers, evangelists, yuppies, and the occasional Texas ceramic salesman out on the town. Now, for the first time, Eric Bogosian’s hilarious, biting monologues are collected in this exciting new book. Contains the following monologues by Eric Bogosian: Journal ; American Dreamer ; Wired ; Ceramic Tile ; Commercial ; Melting Pot ; Our Gang ; No Problems ; Godhead ; The Law ; Master of Ceremonies ; Fried-Egg Deal ; In the Dark ; Insurance ; Inside ; Shit, Fuck, Piss ; The Specialist ; Starving Children ; Sitcom ; Calamari ; Make Yourself New! ; College of Cashier Education ; Honey, I’m Home ; The Pacer ; Shining Star ; Freakshow ; Superman! ; Nice Shoes ; Party! ; Fantasy ; Held Down ; Rodeo ; Christmas Tree ; Looking Out for Number One ; WXXX ; New Action Army ; Sale, Sale, Sale! ; Li’l Doggie Dog Food ; Real Italian ; WFRO ; Watch the Red! ; Fat Fighter ; The Crash ; Twenty-Five Top Dead ; Confession ; Dope ; Just Business ; A Great Bunch of Gays ; The Stud ; The Threat ; Alone Together ; The Quiet Man