Only Real Cougars
by Tony Werner
What inspired you to write this play?
This show took place at a huge reunion, and I wanted to tell a story about people hanging out at the fringes of the party and their paranoias as they look in from the outside. Sound is also incredibly important to me as a playwright. I was curious: What if the party was music? What if these people, these wonderfully opinionated yet wonderfully cowardly people, used the music itself as a place to hide and plot?
Production History
“Only Real Cougars” was written and produced for XV: an immersive theatrical experience presented as a 15-year high school reunion. It took place in a church basement in Ravenswood, Chicago.
Produced by: Kasey Waas and Tony Werner
Directed by: Rachel Edwards Harvith
Performances by: Nathaniel Andrew, Juan Castañeda, and Dina Monk
“Only Real Cougars” by Tony Werner
Note: This script is published for reading and educational purposes only. No production, staged reading, or public performance may occur without the express written permission of the playwright. For rights inquiries, please contact the playwright directly or secondsitechi@gmail.com.
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