Ira Levin’s punchy Melodrama, Dr Cook’s Garden, stands the test of time.
A different take on the apparent perfection of another of his dramas, The Stepford Wives, playwright Ira Levin exposes the weed killer Dr. Cook uses in his garden, the village where he has been the sole physician for more than 30 years.
In Greenfield, the sun seems to shine all the time. Here, only the undeserving and imperfect die young. The rest are nurtured into a peaceful old age by the caring Dr. Cook — the man who has been a second father to Jim Templeton.
But, when Jim returns to celebrate his graduation from medical school, he discovers a problem in Greenfield that could have dire consequences.