<DIV>Christopher Durang has been called "Jonathan Swift's nicer, younger brother" (<I>The New York Observer</I>). His plays are known for containing hilarity at every turn and revealing social commentary in every corner. Now collected in <I>Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them and Other Political Plays</I> are Durang's most revealing political and social satires.<BR><BR><I>Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them</I> tells the story of a young woman in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Does her mother go to the theater frequently to seek mental escape, or is she just insane? Add in a minister who directs porno, and a ladylike operative whose underwear just won't stay up, and this black comedy will make us laugh all the way to the waterboarding room.<BR><BR>?[Durang's] funniest play in years. A play that equals his early hits.” ?John Simon, Bloomberg<BR><BR>?Comedic napalm, something like a cross between The Marriage of Bette and Boo and Dr. Strangelove. Durang has now joined ranks with Dario Fo. Durang is getting a lot off his chest, and off ours. . . unnervingly true and cathartic." ?Bob Verini, <I>Variety</I></DIV>