"Someone is assigned when there is no one else."

January 25, 2013 9:20 AM

The Designated Mourner (2002); a radio adaptation of Andre Gregory's 2000 revival of the Wallace Shawn play, starring Shawn, Deborah Eisenberg, and Larry Pine.
posted by Iridic (5 comments total)

I would assign Sapphire & Steel, but that is just me.
posted by Mezentian at 9:26 AM on January 25, 2013

Wow, somehow I never knew that this was made into a movie.
posted by roll truck roll at 11:06 AM on January 25, 2013

For a second there, I thought it said Larry Fine (aka Larry from the 3 Stooges), which would have given the play a completely different tone.
posted by jonp72 at 11:10 AM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]

direct mp3s: part1, part2, part3
posted by jmccw at 12:53 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]

I saw a local production of this here in Houston back in 2010 that was extraordinary. That group (The Catastrophic Theatre) has done several Shawn plays, including Marie & Bruce, Our Late Night, and The Hotel Play.
posted by uberchet at 1:06 PM on January 25, 2013