Small Jokes About Monsters by
In Small Jokes About Monsters, we meet three brothers. Ryan, the middle brother, is explaining his theory about there being three different kinds of funny people: Godzillas, Mothras and Gameras. His older brother, John, and his younger brother, Derek, interject with jokes and conversational obstructions. The dialogue is fast and funny.
Soon, we realize they have arrived in a rented beach house...
Soon, we realize they have arrived in a rented beach house...
In Small Jokes About Monsters, we meet three brothers. Ryan, the middle brother, is explaining his theory about there being three different kinds of funny people: Godzillas, Mothras and Gameras. His older brother, John, and his younger brother, Derek, interject with jokes and conversational obstructions. The dialogue is fast and funny.
Soon, we realize they have arrived in a rented beach house after their estranged father’s funeral. Their father has left them an envelope to open after his death. They joke some more. They reminisce.
Their mother arrives. Two of them are annoyed at the third brother for inviting her. What ensues is a series of conversations where truth is revealed and tempers flair. The show has a few reveals, and ultimately it’s about what we choose to do with trauma and how we use humor to cover it up.
In the end, we have witnessed a family take a step, forward or back is up to the audience.
Soon, we realize they have arrived in a rented beach house after their estranged father’s funeral. Their father has left them an envelope to open after his death. They joke some more. They reminisce.
Their mother arrives. Two of them are annoyed at the third brother for inviting her. What ensues is a series of conversations where truth is revealed and tempers flair. The show has a few reveals, and ultimately it’s about what we choose to do with trauma and how we use humor to cover it up.
In the end, we have witnessed a family take a step, forward or back is up to the audience.