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LEAVING IOWA by Tim Clue & Spike Manton (Comedy/Drama) Leaving Iowa is a worthy nostalgic ode to the good-hearted, patriotic average American small town father bent on getting his daughter and son to enjoy the yearly road trip in their station wagon. The story revolves around a journalist who returns home to Winterset, Iowa to find a ‘final resting place’ for his father’s ashes. This memory play is the son’s attempt to finally realize the depth of love his father had for him. Told in flashback, Leaving Iowa is a sentimental comedy that speaks to everyone who ever had to endure the family car vacation to some vague and uninteresting historical sight with a well-meaning but naive father. The play has much to like including several funny vacation adventures that remind one of Mayberry in the Andy Griffin Show. |
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THE WATERCOOLERS - AN OFFICE MUSICAL by Thomas Michael Allen, Joe Allen, Marya Grandy, David Nehls, and E. Andrew Sensenig (Comedy/Musical) Conceived by one of the creators of the long-running New York hit Tony n' Tina's Wedding, The Water Coolers is "laugh-out-loud" music and comedy about the things we share around the water coolers of America every day – life, work, kids, husbands, wives, travel, technology and trying to balance it all. From pretending you understand what the IT guy is saying ("The IT Cowboy") to your second job as a gift wrap salesperson ("Who Will Buy This Crap For My Kid's School") to trying to figure out exactly what the one guy does all day ("The Great Pretender"), The Water Coolers will make you howl at the things we all face just making it through the week. |
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THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY by Mark Dunn Comedy/Drama (Adult language) A serious comedy about the value of family and friendship, the importance of self-forgiveness, and the special healing joy that comes to those who know how to "drink life to the dregs." Such a person is Kenetta Tate, a possible ex-hooker who walks into the lives of a family a daughter, a mother, and a grandmother – and helps them face tragedy and assorted misfortunes head-on. The three women are struggling to jump-start their lives that have ground to a halt while trying to help emotionally-disturbed daughter Mindy. Focusing on Mindy, Kenetta sets off on a mission to prove to her roommate and new friend that the pleasures life has to offer can conquer the pain when one knows how to fully embrace them. |
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MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS by Ron Hutchinson (Comedy) A smart and extremely funny Off-Broadway comedy about the greatest film almost never made. Compulsive, near-psychotic producer David O. Selznick, determined to make Gone With the Wind the greatest film in history, scraps the production already in progress, and brings in screenwriter Ben Hecht to write a new script in 5 days. Problem – Ben has never read the book. Pulling Munchkin-hating director Victor Fleming off of The Wizard of Oz, Selznick locks the door, closes the blinds, and holds the men as captives, while acting out scenes of the book with Fleming, feeding the men only peanuts and bananas the entire time. With smart dialogue that also touches on issues of race, ethnicity, and the battle between art and commerce, Moonlight and Magnolias will be enjoyed and appreciated by even those who have less familiarity with the film. |
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