Bosses Beware

Working for other people and responding to their every need does something to you mentally. After years of being subjected to this kind of bossy behavior, either you become a meek person incapable of putting yourself first — or you turn into a murdering, chainsaw-wielding admin. At least, the latter is what happened to the stressed-out women of Cooney Lumber. They take matters — and power tools — into their own hands in the dark comedy The Secretaries. This play premieres in St. Louis thanks to the Echo Theatre Company (314-225-4329 or www.echotheatrecompany.org), and you can catch this killer of a show at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday (September 25 through October 11). Tickets cost $10 to $20, and The Secretaries is presented at Theatre 134 at the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court (Watson and Sappington roads).
Thursdays-Sundays. Starts: Sept. 25. Continues through Oct. 11, 2009