A literal fish out of water tale in which a merman named Jeremy is left high and dry on the beach after being cursed by an angry enchantress, and it is left to human Beth to help him get his fin back (whether the mansplaining twit deserves it or not). The awkward dynamic between the mismatched pair drives the comedic action in this pithy and hilarious short two-hander. It may not be fun discovering that the legends of your childhood are jerks, but it sure is funny to watch.

Funny and filled with snappy dialogue, The Curse is a fun short piece of theater that also has key insights into gender and relationships which help to bring the fantastical elements into even sharper focus.

Above all, it's fantastical and very funny -- but grounded with insights on male-female relationships (particularly in the workplace) and maybe even human-merpeople relationships.