Mutually Assured Destruction: 10 Plays About Brothers and Sisters

by Don Zolidis

A century's worth of sibling squabbles is boiled down into ten vignettes in this era-hopping tribute to family. Each short play explores a distinct facet of brother and sisterhood, from fights over who caused mom and dad to split (1985 - I'm Pretty Sure This Is Your Fault) to daring escape plots that only two sisters could pull off (1922 - Very Very Cold Feet). No matter the decade, audiences will see themselves in these ten distinct shorts about the undeniable bond between siblings through the ages.

Genres: Plays

82 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2015

About the author

Originally from Wisconsin, Don Zolidis is a novelist and one of the most-produced playwrights in America.

His 102 published plays have received more than 12,000 productions and have appeared in every state and 64 countries.

His first novel, The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, will be published by Disney-Hyperion in October 2018.

He currently splits time between Texas and New York and aspires to owning a dog.

Reviews

[Stoickitten · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars - A great show to produce with a high school. Makes a great intro to scene study since all the plays are for two characters and deal with recognizable relationship dynamics, and the 1-story-per-decade format gives practice doing historical research. A few plot points seem to get repeated from play to play but the time-hopping aspect keeps them seeming fresh and it does capture the sense that the more things seem to change, the more they stay the same.