Do You Want Fries With That?

by George Sapio

FULL-LENGTH. Identity & humanity in the modern corporate workforce: can either of them survive within a dehumanizing system? After many years away, Martha, a middle-aged woman, re-enters the workforce in a global corporation. No matter how she tries to work her way up the ladder or improve her work life, she finds herself undervalued and all of her efforts frustrated. Her relationship with her sole co-worker and...

FULL-LENGTH. Identity & humanity in the modern corporate workforce: can either of them survive within a dehumanizing system? After many years away, Martha, a middle-aged woman, re-enters the workforce in a global corporation. No matter how she tries to work her way up the ladder or improve her work life, she finds herself undervalued and all of her efforts frustrated. Her relationship with her sole co-worker and immediate supervisor evolves into a contentious battle of underhanded tactics and sabotage. Forced to change from a passive person into a pro-active individual, Martha begins to discover that she is more capable than she imagined.

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  • The Depot for New Play Readings: Do You Want Fries With That? by George Sapio
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    In “Do You Want Fries with That?” George Sapio brilliantly satirizes the heartlessness of corporate culture. The play is structured as a journey of an everywoman, Martha, a new ad writer at Duckblind International Communications. As Martha learns to lie and cheat to keep her job, Sapio catalogs the euphemisms, double speak, and quarterly efficiency reports that make the modern workplace hell. With highly sympathetic characters, mordantly funny dialog, and touching moments of rare connection among co-workers, Sapio offers a terrific snapshot of the “quiet desperation” of the Marthas among us.

    In “Do You Want Fries with That?” George Sapio brilliantly satirizes the heartlessness of corporate culture. The play is structured as a journey of an everywoman, Martha, a new ad writer at Duckblind International Communications. As Martha learns to lie and cheat to keep her job, Sapio catalogs the euphemisms, double speak, and quarterly efficiency reports that make the modern workplace hell. With highly sympathetic characters, mordantly funny dialog, and touching moments of rare connection among co-workers, Sapio offers a terrific snapshot of the “quiet desperation” of the Marthas among us.

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Do You Want Fries With That? by George Sapio
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    Oh man. This play takes the crushing way corporations treat their employees and heightens it to the nth degree, with great success. You can feel the desperation of the employees and see why they're unable to just quit and walk away. The backstabbing and breakdowns are all a result of these overworked people struggling to survive. This is a creative, powerful piece.

    Oh man. This play takes the crushing way corporations treat their employees and heightens it to the nth degree, with great success. You can feel the desperation of the employees and see why they're unable to just quit and walk away. The backstabbing and breakdowns are all a result of these overworked people struggling to survive. This is a creative, powerful piece.

    ”
  • Jerry Polner: Do You Want Fries With That? by George Sapio
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    If you’re looking for a comfortable workplace to just do your job well and get promoted fairly in a nurturing environment, you won’t find it in George Sapio’s hard-driving comedy Do You Want Fries With That. Returning to the workforce after her marriage blows up, our main character Martha takes a job with a big brother media company, designing display ads with impossible deadlines for ornery clients. It’s a tough, brutal, and darkly funny world that’s well-worth diving into. A great read!

    If you’re looking for a comfortable workplace to just do your job well and get promoted fairly in a nurturing environment, you won’t find it in George Sapio’s hard-driving comedy Do You Want Fries With That. Returning to the workforce after her marriage blows up, our main character Martha takes a job with a big brother media company, designing display ads with impossible deadlines for ornery clients. It’s a tough, brutal, and darkly funny world that’s well-worth diving into. A great read!

    ”

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