I'd Rather Eat Pants

By: Peter Ackerman

Narrated by: Edward Asner, Jonathan Banks, Ed Begley Jr., Emily Bergl, Dan Castellaneta, Derek Cecil

What do fast-talking New York octogenarians Abe and Mabel do when their lifelong grocery store, Pepperstein Produce, is driven out of business by Wonder Food? They embark on the ultimate road trip with a 19-year-old stoner, Wisdom, to Los Angeles to become actors.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Edward Asner; Jonathan Banks; Ed Begley, Jr.; Emily Bergl; Dan Castellaneta; Derek Cecil; Bob Edwards; Clea Lewis; Anne Meara; Kendall Schmidt; and Susan Stamberg. Directed by Gordon Hunt. Recorded in front of a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

©2015 L.A Theatre Works (P)2015 L.A Theatre Works

Eh…

Maybe in person this would be better? As is, it’s short and funny once or twice and it’s clear that the writer is writing for an audience, listening, rather than watching, as evidenced by the way, people keep saying what other people are doing and large jumps of action with no reason . On the bright side it’s like less than an hour so if you’ve missed Ed Asner and Anne Meara, both passed on, it’s worth a listen for that reason. The first scene in the grocery store is pretty amusing.