The play “Urinetown’”s premise is based on the conceit that somewhere in the indeterminate future, there is a 20-year drought. To conserve the water, people are not allowed to have any private toilets. A company called UGC has taken over public toilets, calling them “public amenities,” and charge people ridiculous fees to urinate. They are in cahoots with the government and police, making urinating anywhere other than a public amenity illegal. As Penelope Pennywise, a rough and tumble woman who is in charge of Public Amenity #9, sings, “It is a privilege to pee.”
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