Seven Brief Plays About Women in Distress To go through life as a woman is to be in distress most of the time, so these short plays alight on situations that are inherently distressing - doctor visits, photo shoots, looking for the right dress and navigating around swimming pools. Since we're blessed with uncanny reserves of strength and imagination, we tend to emerge triumphant. One way or another these are comedies about transformation. Plays include: Appearances The Divine Fallacy Throu | Shrinking Violets and Towering Tigerlillies: A Bouquet of Female Delights by Tina Howe, Paperback | Indigo Chapters