Carol MRP Co presents

Cooperative Village, the One-Woman Show
Approx. 50 mins played w/o intermission

Written and performed by Frances Madeson
Developed and directed by Ari Laura Kreith, member of SSDC
Based on Cooperative Village, a novel by Frances Madeson
(Carol MRP Co., 2007)

When Frances finds a body in the laundry room of her building in the Lower East Side's Cooperative Village, it sets in motion a bizarrely comic yet terrifying chain of events. As Frances careens, dead body in tow, from laundry room to living room to library, she becomes a victim of Library Card Identity Theft (LCIT) and comes under scrutiny of the US Government. For everyone who has ever wondered, not if Big Brother is watching, but how closely...

Audience Response

"Collapsing national political concerns with the absurd and the quotidian, Cooperative Village darkly satirizes the appalling state of America's government while remaining light-hearted and optimistic. Frances is so dang funny and her story-telling is brilliant." Allen Strouse

"I was mesmerized (but in the best of ways) by this one-talented-woman production. She has unusual and almost endless insight and it is a pleasure to experience it. It deserves a very large audience." Mickey Pearlman, Ph.D.

"An exhilarating ride, filled with plenty of laughs, Madeson's intimate performance packed a cumulative punch as her absorbing tale of death, love, community and patriotism came together with stunning force at the unforgettable—and stirring—finale." Kathleen Paton

Have Laundry Cart, Will Travel!

To inquire about booking the show, please contact Joseph de Dominicis, Carol MRP Co., 212-982-2973, info@carolmrp.com or by mail P.O. Box 571, New York, NY 10002.