A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking

by John Ford Noonan

This two-character comedy takes place in the suburban Westchester County, New York kitchen of Maude Mix, who is having a tough day: her husband is off on a weekend spree with his secretary and she can’t get rid of the pesky neighbor who has just moved up from Texas. Hannah Mae Bindler badgers Maude into friendship and the two eventually join forces against their errant and erring husbands.

Genres: Plays

53 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1981

About the author

John Ford Noonan Jr. (October 7, 1941 – December 16, 2018) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He best known for his Off-Broadway hit two-hander comedy A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking. Noonan's first major production was the 1969 play The Year Boston Won the Pennant; he continued writing throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, completing more than 30 plays in total.

Noonan wrote occasionally for television in the 1980s. He shared the 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series with Tom Fontana and John Masius for an episode of the show St. Elsewhere; he received a second Emmy nomination in 1985 for his TV adaptation of his play Some Men Need Help.

Reviews

[Tabitha · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know how some plays are for watching -and- reading? This isn't one of them.
The story is kind of rough and hard to believe on paper. Really, one chick sleeps with the other chick's hubby and they spend a glorious weekend in NYC together? Yeh. Right.
On the other hand, seeing it on stage, it actually flowed. The thought processes need an actor to make them real, because they are going no where on their own.

[Henry Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

Can feel a bit aimless at times, and certainly has no ambition of moving beyond its relatively simple premise, but boasts sharp enough dialogue and frenetically unique enough main characters to propel itself to being quite enjoyable. I am thankful that this play understands the tremendous power it gives itself by simply committing to the bit.

[Caroline Mortensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a comedy, it get very dark fast. But it has some heartwarming moments.

[Brian McCann · Rating 1 out of 5]

A very underwhelming two character play about a woman coming into her own with the help of her neighbor.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

this is NOT the play i thot twud B; idk: for better or worse, insult, or compliment - NOT what i was expecting!..

[Gregory Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saw this off-Broadway in '81 with Susan Sarandon when I was in high school.

Pretty Cool, Man.

[Stephanie Jean]

Hilarious!