Word: monkeyed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This month's decision by a Hawaiian judge to legalize gay marriages throws a monkey wrench into the already controversial debate over whether Harvard's Memorial Church should perform same-sex commitment ceremonies...
...monkey's wedding: simultaneous occurrence of sunshine and rain...
...make monkey-motion: (St. Vincent, Guyana) to make funny faces or perform antics...
...Small World Order" was a small world after all, "Monkey Town" seemed more like a big huge roller coaster of Tomorrowland. It starts out smoothly enough, with a camera crew preparing Santa (played by Moreno) for a TV show. As the film begins to roll and Santa smiles for the camera, the theater becomes a TV screen, or vice-versa. What follows is an extremely nutty, comedic and exuberantly memorable scene involving Santa and a lobotomized Rosemary Kennedy, who together are preparing to do battle with Communism in America...
Because the ending is taken beyond ridiculous, "Monkey Town" falls somewhat short of the high Absurdist standard it sets for itself. The play's closing lines, "you've just been monkeyed around," leave the audience indignant. If Monkey Town is indeed some sort of bluff, it is poorly executed. But if the ending can be written off as a poor attempt at a facile closure, one is willing to forgive the forced nature of the play's denouement and look forward to more plays like "Monkey Town...