Miss Connections

By Marvin Harold Cheiten

Miss Connections, a comedy by Marvin Harold Cheiten, takes place in the living room of Lily Brown’s enormous home in the West End of Princeton. The time is now.

Lily Brown’s deeply idealistic husband, Tom, has abandoned her and their daughter Thalia. Having been put off by the airs and graces of Princeton, Tom has sought to do some good in the world by working with the very difficult problems of the Sudan.

But now Tom returns home, eager to win back his wife and teenage daughter. Lily is about to remarry and is far from happy to see Tom, but Tom immediately senses that the new man in Lily’s life may well be a con artist only out for her money. Thalia has become very cynical and has turned into a sarcastic commentator on the very snobbishness and arrogance that so repelled her father.

How father and daughter team up to confront their enemies, uncover the awful truth about Lily’s boyfriend, and win Lily over to their side – with the help of Thalia’s ever-present cellphone – makes for a fun evening. It’s full of satirical touches, including a neighbor who writes wildly bad poetry and has serious problems with wildlife.

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Directed by James Cordingley.