The selected plays of Bruce Jay Friedman which include Scuba Duba, Steambath, Sardines and the Trial along with reviews of his work. ..".Friedman is not just a blasphemously funny writer; if you haven't come across a good perception of the Absurd lately, this one is personal and cogent and contemporary." -New York Times "What Friedman, willy-nilly, is telling us from the frazzled depths of his being is that he, they, we are living in a loony bin in which anything goes." - The Nation

An indefatigable, irresistible, and wildly inappropriate Jewish mother takes her 17-year-old son to school in this uproarious coming-of-age comedy

Tall and scattered-looking, Joseph has just graduated from high school and is ready for college. But is college ready for him? Apparently not, judging by the rejection letter he receives from Bates and the deafening silence that greets his application to Columbia.

While his friends pack their bags for schools across the country, Joseph mopes around the apartment in his bathrobe and checks the mailbox...