Written by Wendy Wasserstein - Performed by Mary McDonnell, Kevin McCarthy, Jamie Hanes, David Birney, Gregory Itzin, Michael Malone, Denise Nicholas, Anna Gunn & Glaudette Nevins

Directed by Beth Milles - 2 COMPACT DISCS - 125 minutes

Publisher, L.A. Theatre Works (1999)

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters Rosensweig, a riveting look at a woman's struggles with politics and fame. Lyssa Dent Hughes is the privileged, well-educated daughter of a Republican senator. She is the wife of a professor and the owner of a lovely house in Georgetown. She is also the president's nominee for Surgeon General. When the media discovers that once, long ago, she failed to respond for jury duty, this relatively minor misstep is portrayed as a serious moral lapse. A good friend uses the incident to make a point, scarcely thinking of the implications, and Lyssa must suffer the consequences. From that moment on, Lyssa Dent Hughes sits helplessly as the press investigates her family and friends, shattering her privacy, her career, and her world. Wendy Wasserstein's trenchant humor and sizzling dialogue combine with biting political commentary to produce a masterful, and topical, drama.

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