In Group Theory, a week's worth of misdelivered mail leads an apartment dweller on a journey into surprising connections.
Group Theory was written and originally performed
by Dave O'Meara, and is one of the plays for one
actor included in
- Group Theory Part 1
When did the doorbell ring? It rang
Earlier today,
About one, one-thirty in the afternoon, while I... - Group Theory Part 2
Why would I
Receive a subpoena? Well, actually, I get them
Quite often—you see, I'm the manager ... - Group Theory Part 3
What if I had denied
Being me? What if I had gone downstairs,
Opened the door ... - Group Theory Part 4
Where did I get
A crazy idea like that? You see, for a moment there—
In my panic, my desire ... - Group Theory Part 5
What was so funny
About Gunther Mandrake? Well, nothing, really—
To judge ... - Group Theory Part 6
Who was tending the store while I
Gave evidence
That Monday morning? It was Paulie, my boss ... - Group Theory Part 7
Is Oxford the name of the street
I live on?
No, it is not. It's the name, instead, of the street behind me ... - Group Theory Part 8
And to whom
Was this second letter
Addressed? Well, from the stamps and the postmarks... - Group Theory Part 9
Was it becoming routine, the next day
When I found
The third letter? Well, not quite, but let's say... - Group Theory Part
10
What did I think when I returned home
At lunch the next day, after my opening shift to find
The fourth... - Group Theory Part
11
Did I wake up
The next morning with a recriminatory
Hangover? I certainly did ... - Group Theory Part
12
What did I get out of it? Not the drugs—
I haven't used that stuff in—
What is It? Nine— - Group Theory Part
13
Did I feel like a drink
When the part—timer
Arrived to relieve me at noon? Boy, did I ever! Now... - Group Theory Part
14
What did she say when she kicked me
Out of bed?
"Oh my god, it's four o'clock, I've gotta... - Group Theory Part
15
What was my bright
Idea the next morning—Saturday, that is,
The one morning... - Group Theory Part
16
Have I phoned Paulie to ask him to open
The store
Tomorrow morning? No, I have not. Instead, I called in ...
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