| One Day at the Zoo by G.M. (Bud) Thompson was produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. Synopsis from DP |
At first, the Ridgeland's home seems rather drab and unimaginative. But we soon learn that the living space we see isn't so much
their home as their cage. Glenn, Monica and their teenage children, Becky and Ryan, are not merely prisoners; they are zoo
animals—the featured specimens of the Earth Family Natural Habitat Display and Anthropological Exposition, the star attraction of
the Intergalactic Zoo, located some 450 million light-years from Earth. On this particular day, the Ridgelands agree to switch parts
for the next show. What starts out as great fun soon turns into a startling revelation and takes a menacing turn when they are
caught. This play raises powerful questions about what it means to be a family, being an individual in a family, and the importance
of keeping a family together.
their home as their cage. Glenn, Monica and their teenage children, Becky and Ryan, are not merely prisoners; they are zoo
animals—the featured specimens of the Earth Family Natural Habitat Display and Anthropological Exposition, the star attraction of
the Intergalactic Zoo, located some 450 million light-years from Earth. On this particular day, the Ridgelands agree to switch parts
for the next show. What starts out as great fun soon turns into a startling revelation and takes a menacing turn when they are
caught. This play raises powerful questions about what it means to be a family, being an individual in a family, and the importance
of keeping a family together.
