A humble and long-suffering New York waiter finally turns the tables on a regular, insufferable customer who delights in pestering him about the service. Based on the playwright’s personal experiences as a waiter at a resort in the Catskill Mountains.
Acting
Sam Jaffe's trembling restraint vs. Ned Glass's smug oblivion.
Writing
Every passive-aggressive 'my good man' lands like a slap.
Direction
Fielder Cook traps you in that dining room with nowhere to hide.
Director
Fielder Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Herb Gardner wrote this after working Catskills resorts; Miller is allegedly based on one real especially terrible regular.
This is essentially a Jewish revenge fantasy against the goyish clientele who treated Borscht Belt workers like furniture.
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