Abstract This paper studies the works of Charles Busch, one of America's more well-known satirists and comedic playwrights. The paper begins with a review and critique of Busch's most recent production, "A Tale of the Allergist's Wife". The paper discusses the play's plot and development, as well as the actors, directors and producers associated with it and awards that it has won. The paper then compares "Allergist's Wife" to Busch's other works, including the play "Woman of the Year" and his writing for the HBO show "Oz". The last section of the paper discusses Busch's career rise and the parallel shift in American society, which can now embrace such an author and his "edgy" themes.
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Thesis Statement
"A Tale of the Allergist's Wife"
Busch's Other Works by Way of Comparison
Further Contrasts and Comparisons
From the Paper "Busch's play chronicles the spiritual turmoil of Marjorie Taub - brilliantly acted by the veteran comedy and quite often serious actress Linda Lavin - a middle-aged Upper West Side wife and confidant to her Allergist husband - and others as the play delightfully exposes - and how her life changes when a former friend from her past suddenly appears on her doorstep. This is a wonderfully delicious and quite devious social satire that is filled with the wicked fun and delightful surprises one has come to expect from Busch works."
