Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller

A noir mostly set in a bathroom stall and stairwell. A private dick trapped in a tight spot. A narrator searching for a way out of the story.

Cast

Gerald M. Kline

as The Private I

M. Patrick Hughes

as His Partner

John Byron

as The Mad Doctor

Rory Gerstle

as The Mad Doctor's Assistant

Christa Lorne

as The Great Whatsit

Lydia Lunch

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