
Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?(1974)
Five mothers sit anxiously in a hospital waiting room to reunite with their children, who have been participating in an experimental procedure for two months. Tension drives the action in Marsha Sheiness's play, which takes its title from an obscure nursery rhyme and never reveals the true nature of the experiment.


Movie: Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
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Anna Luther
Louise Amber
Nurse
Nancy Evans
Joe
Bonnie Lewis
Chauffeur

Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
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Five mothers sit anxiously in a hospital waiting room to reunite with their children, who have been participating in an experimental procedure for two months. Tension drives the action in Marsha Sheiness's play, which takes its title from an obscure nursery rhyme and never reveals the true nature of the experiment.
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1974-05-22
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