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Jake's Women by Neil Simon
1 man, 7 women
Author of: (among many others) Little Me; Promises,Promises; The Prisoner of Second Avenue; God's favorite.
Jake's Women is a journey between then and now; the real and the imagined. It tells the story of Jake, a writer, whose life is in turmoil; his marriage is breaking down; he has writer's block.
Jake travels the fine line between reality and imagination rather precariously. He uncovers inner most truths which are simultaneously funny and heart warming. Through his 'then' we visit with his first wife who died at the age of 35, we see his daughter Molly, now a grown women, but in the fertile mind of Jake still a child of 13.
Jake conjures up his droll and painfully honest sister and his rather eccentric psychiatrist to help him get through the day. Jake must do some soul searching and realize what he has lost before he can appreciate his current wife Maggie and all that she means to him.
This is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon who succeeds, always, in touching our hearts, uncovering painful truths and, along the way, always making us laugh.
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