This collection includes four interrelated short plays: LIDDY AND THE MAD HATTER, REUNION AT THE FIN DE SIECLE, SELF-RELIANCE, and WINTER WITH TAMBOURINE BOY. THE LIDDY PLAYS follow Liddy and Emerson, an enigmatic brother and sister, as they confront the death of their mother, fall in love with dangerous people, learn to meditate, and remember the past. "I am extremely taken and impressed with her work and find everything she writes to be infused with a most intriguing and original voice ... I think Brooke is a first rate talent and will distinguish herself in the American theater." -Christopher Durang "Brooke's plays are personal and intimate, even naked. They are funny and brave, loose and incisive, full of messy revelations and brilliant insights." -Todd London, Artistic Director, New Dramatists NYC "Ms Berman has a vigorous interest in turning over the rocks in contemporary relationships to find what is growing underneath." -The New York Times "Twisted obsession is just one of the themes that Berman navigates with skill and humor." -David Cote, Time Out "Brooke Berman has proven herself a playwright to watch." -CurtainUp