A Taxonomy of Barnacles

The Barnacle sisters—Bell, Bridget, Benita, Beryl, Belinda and Beth—have been raised by their eccentric, self-made father in a fabulous, gigantic Fifth Avenue apartment that, encrusted with Barry Barnacle's scientific collections, feels like a little piece of the Museum of Natural History transplanted to the other side of Central Park. Now... Read More

The Barnacle sisters—Bell, Bridget, Benita, Beryl, Belinda and Beth—have been raised by their eccentric, self-made father in a fabulous, gigantic Fifth Avenue apartment that, encrusted with Barry Barnacle's scientific collections, feels like a little piece of the Museum of Natural History transplanted to the other side of Central Park. Now that most of the sisters have come of age, Barry Barnacle proposes a contest, a test of wits and wills that should at long last settle what is to Barry the most essential of all questions: nature, or nurture? Whichever of his daughters can most spectacularly carry on his name will inherit his fortune; the others are out cold.

The stage is set for a completely inventive and utterly fresh social comedy that is as beautifully written as it is unique. See Less