Mark Hollmann

The story of a Gotham-like city in which a catastrophic drought has led to draconian water-conservation measures, including a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The "privilege to pee" is regulated by a single malevolent corporation that profits by charging admission to the public toilets--and anyone who commits a desperate act like ducking behind a bush is dragged off by the police, never to be seen again.

Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Book, Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's Urinetown: The Musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. After a twenty-year drought made water a scarce commodity, private toilets became outlawed. Now, all restroom necessaries are controlled by the Urine Good Company (UGC), a megacorporation that charges fees for using public toilets. Anyone unable...