Curse of the Starving Class Study Guide

Act 1 opens in the kitchen of farmhouse. On stage is a table with mismatched chairs and faded curtains hung to suggest a window. There is a working refrigerator and a small gas stove. There is a pile of wood debris, suggesting a broken door. Wesley, dressed in a sweatshirt and jeans, tosses the debris into a wheelbarrow and Ella, Wesley's mother, enters. She wears a bathrobe and curlers in her hair. Ella winds an alarm clock and watches Wesley. She finally tells him that he shouldn't be cleaning up the mess because his father Weston did it and it should be Weston's responsibility. (read more)