VENUS IN FUR
by David Ives
VENUS IN FUR
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Thomas, a beleaguered playwright scion. is desperate to find an acm
play Vina, he female lead in his adaptation of the dsc sadomasoisic
tue, VENUS IN FUR. Ingo ie empty audition room walk «vulgar and
sly despre acieas — oddly enough, named Vanda, Though aeiy
incated par, Vanda exhibit a srange commana the
Imac piquing Thomasé ints wih her eductve lent and scaeive
tanner As the two work trough the scrip, they blr the ine berween ply
and realy, entering into an increatingy seis gue mand
dlominacon thar only one of cm can win, A mysterious,
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DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INCVENUS IN FUR
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‘hain A table wit a clip-on lamp anda ac of addon
A raty prop dis etal ead with a cffrmaker nd
tame paper eps. I the madaleof the ronan ian pipe
dappoars inthe cing. A fae ba bag wal.
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«ae no women like tis. No young women, a young women
No beatin scry women, No seyalash article yong,
‘women with some clas raining and particle of bani tei
stalls stat so mach eo ade An actres wha cin actualy pronounce
the wort "oration without atten?
(Aral of ender)
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sae Rick in howe day 8 woman of ewer fe would ve Bes
mani. Sheil hive ive hide an tuberculosts, Shell bea women
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com bla, And J tal ke whaerer dd Be owl ie ene,
‘ond Ig ie whan and Ii ke al, no?" No, doit Es
‘on Krome anything excep that I saw thirty-five incompetent,
Sctrener tay and eve the nes pining rere ide ave
the tll Anybody who docs cider shooting ere or she st
ona do this fora nickel a week, And the spiiy They bring
thong props, whole sicks fl of conte Ad whetver happen
to femininity? Bring along we of ti plese, Young women