Comedy, 4 women, 30 min.
SYNOPSIS
The coydog is a coyote-feral dog hybrid that is theorized to exist naturally due to mating between the two species in the wild…some people even claim to have them as pets. What is said of it is that it’s the perfect predator–taking the coyote’s infamous cunning along with the dog’s social lack of timidity. In other words: friendly until it goes for your throat.
Hallie and Tish aren’t sure if Donna’s pregnant, but they’re pretty sure she’s been shot. Out on the desert road, with a broken down truck and rather limited options, they toss her in a wheelbarrow and head for safety. But there’s coyotes about…
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HISTORY
2009 – EP Theater, Chicago (production)
Directed by Brad Bartolo
Featuring Ruth Bistrow (Hallie), Rose Buckner (Billie), Erin Callahan
(Donna), and Meghan Murphy (Tish)
2008 – Chicago Dramatists, Chicago (reading)
Deadline Workshop
Directed by Scott Mullins
With Kristie Berger, Wendye Clarendon, Cameron Feagin, and
Marguerite Hammersley
2009 – EP Theater (EC [in wheelbarrow], MM, & RBi; Photo: Kyle LaMere)
