Three Sisters, Not by Chekhov, Organic Theater Company Greenhouse, Lab Theater
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Eldest sister Matilda is a hypochondriacal yuppie, middle sister Carmen is a peripatetic artist, and youngest sister Tia is a self-obsessed health nut. All three have moved back to the family homestead–Matilda to enroll in law school, Carmen to rediscover her muse, and Tia to assert her independence from her doting husband. Parents Grace and Cliff, who’s recently retired from his dental practice, had been hoping to enjoy some private time together. But before you can say “sitcom,” Matilda is demanding absolute quiet while she studies, Carmen has gone into hibernation, and Tia is in therapy with a social worker hiding in the foyer closet. Oh yes, and grandma’s being expelled from the nursing home for misbehaving, and Cliff’s being sued for malpractice by a former patient…
