The Days Are as Grass is a full-length performance consisting of
eight short plays by Carol Hall. They were written to be performed
by two actors, one man and one woman. However, they can also be
performed by a larger cast. The actors portray more than a dozen
characters ranging in age from 40 to 85, exploring the fragility of
hope, memory, old friends, lost loves, and the inevitability of
time. The tone is always a blend of the funny and the touching, as
the characters march bravely into that last colorful sunset, still
fully engaged by life's changes, love's quirks, and the surprises
of age. The short plays are written to be performed as a single
evening. They include: "Vacation" - A married couple enjoying a
relaxing weekend, become obsessed with a couple traveling nearby
who are clearly having an illicit affair. "Last Will and Testament"
- A well meaning socialite tries to write her will, so that after
her death all her friends and loved ones can receive a "small
memento," but she finds that "details of your own mortality can be
exhausting. And I'm sure death is no picnic either." "Life Time" -
A couple has been together so long they barely need words to
express themselves. "Memory loss is the best thing that ever
happened to me. Saves time. Saves effort." "Sensations" - A
bickering couple sit in twin rockers in matching robes and slippers
and wait for the pills they've secretly saved up to take effect and
end their lives - but did they do it correctly? And if not, whose
fault is that, anyway? "The River Jordan Lamp" - A woman living
alone in a trailer park makes an unusual connection with a young
migrant worker - and eventually sees the light, or the absence of
one, as she pays for what she calls her "sin of the flesh." "Jack
and Jill" - A brother and sister in their mid-forties, hilariously
try to come to terms with the idea of their divorced parents
getting back together after 35 years. "The Days Are as Grass"
(title piece) - A younger man and older woman have an argument
about what happened to their affair, while literary quotes still
appear to bind them affectionately. "The Last Word" - A husband
chatters away as he pushes the wheelchair of his mute and paralyzed
wife, while we are able to hear everything she's thinking.
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