Beyond Therapy

Bruce and Prudence are both in psychotherapy, and each therapist has a different idea of what they need. Prudence's domineering male therapist keeps telling her to stand up for herself, while Bruce's eccentric female therapist suggests he look for a partner by answering a personal ad. Bruce's life also includes a male lover, who is far from happy about the idea of Bruce pursuing a woman. Prudence, who is anxious and easily rattled, has no idea what to make of Bruce, and Bruce is equally unsure how to deal with her. The play follows these tangled romantic and emotional lives through a string of farcical and absurd situations. The comedy began Off Broadway and later transferred to Broadway, where it was staged as a successful production.