Current Nobody

Current Nobody is a full-length play by Melissa James Gibson that premiered at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2007.

The work offers a play on gender roles against the backdrop of the Trojan War, as stay-at-home father Od struggles to raise his chlidren while his wife Pen covers the military conflict as a journalist.^[1]

The Washington Post described the play as "wise" and "heartsome."^[2]

References

1. ^ Isherwood, Charles. New Plays Inspired by Those Oldsters, Homer and Stravinsky, The New York Times, Nov 17, 2007
2. ^ Marks, Peter. 'Current Nobody': Modern Take on An Epic Absence. The Washington Post, Nov, 6, 2007