About the play: A boy uses his imagination to create a world of Vaudeville performances in order to try to make sense of his mother’s losing battle. He blends the things he sees and hears on the radio, from friends, his special education teacher, and others he meets even briefly to make a world he can control because he cannot control his mother’s fight. The audience sees the world of Vaudeville as he does on occasion, but also tracks his story in what we consider reality.