Baby with the Bathwater
by Christopher Durang
“a great show”
Jeffrey Bruner,
Des Moines Register
(full review - adobe pdf)“cutting edge gem”
John Busbee,
ArtScene Magazine
(full review - adobe pdf)
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ORIGINAL RUN
May 11-22, 2005
The cast and crew
| Helen | Andréa Markowski |
| John | Joseph Leonardi |
| Nanny | Barb Wagner |
| Cynthia | Lyra Halsten |
| Daisy | Dave Williams |
| Director | Thatcher Williams |
| Stage Manager | Jaysene Overton |
About the show
Baby with the Bathwater explores modern parenting as Helen and John gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that it doesn’t speak English and too polite to check its sex. They decide to name it Daisy - which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems. The saga of the struggle to establish Daisy’s identity continues, despite HIS parents’ growing obliviousness. At the outset there is a zany nanny who gives Daisy a lethal toy to play with; then the small problem of Daisy’s penchant, as a toddler, for running in front of buses; then the bizarre problems in school; and, finally, the sessions with a psychologist which, at last, enable Daisy into acceptance of who he is. The question is, will Daisy repeat the same mistakes with his newborn baby? 
