The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

by  Wagner, Jane

Published: 1987

Acts: 2

Language:

Category: Drama

Acts: 2
Male Roles: 0
Female Roles: 1
Flexible Roles: 0
Has Chorus/Extras: No

Synopsis

The show, Tomlin's second Broadway billing as a solo performer, follows Tomlin as she performs various characters or persona, all while wearing simple black pants and a white blouse. The show appears disparate at first, but becomes unified under the sensibility of the opening "bag lady" persona as the performance progresses. The show is often praised or considered controversial for its feminist material, most notably the compressed history of the feminist movement offered in Act 2.