· Pterodactyls By Nicky Silver; directed by David Warren; set by James Youmans; costumes by Teresa Snider-Stein; lighting by Donald Holder; sound by Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. PTERODACTYLS by Nicky Silver EMMA: Hello everybody. I’m dead. How are you? I’m glad I killed myself. I’m not recommending it for others, mind youno Dr. Kevorkian am I. ut it’s worked out for me. Looking back, I don’t think I was every supposed to have been born to begin with. Of course the idea that anything is “supposed to be”. Pterodactyls. by. Nicky Silver. · Rating details · ratings · 10 reviews. An absurdist black comedy about the demise of the Duncan family, and, by extension, the species. Emma Duncan, a hypochondriac with memory problems, and her orphaned fianc/5.
Pterodactyls is a dark comedy, and as with all of Nicky Silver's work, needs to have exactly the right actors to land the balance of laughter and pathos. This production doesn't quite accomplish that, with Maggie Low and Lori Kee showing the strongest understanding of the text. Nicky Silver, a master of absurdity and black comedy, uses these tools to draw out the extremes found within all those who disguise their true selves. In moments of desperation, he captures the fearsome and raw torment in losing control of the most basic aspects of self-image. Pterodactyls. Nicky Silver. Dramatists Play Service, Inc., - Drama - 81 pages. 1 Review. THE STORY: An absurdist black comedy about the demise of the Duncan family, and, by extension, the species. Emma Duncan, a hypochondriac with memory problems, and her orphaned fiancé, Tommy, confront her mother, Grace, with the news of their intend.
Next play in my little unalphabetized pile of Samuel French plays is Pterodactyls – Acting Edition, by Nicky Silver. – who is certifiable! He reminds me of Christopher Durang. (Example of Durang wackiness here) Nicky Silver is nuts. (In a good way). He’s a fearless playwright. I don’t know what you would call his style. Pterodactyls. Nicky Silver. Dramatists Play Service, Inc., - Drama - 81 pages. 1 Review. Nicky Silver, a master of absurdity and black comedy, uses these tools to draw out the extremes found within all those who disguise their true selves. In moments of desperation, he captures the fearsome and raw torment in losing control of the most basic aspects of self-image.
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