Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Dysfunctional Family Play

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JSerio
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Topic: Dysfunctional Family Play
Posted: 6/08/11 at 3:57pm

Hello,

I am looking for a dysfunctional family play. With a cast size of low teens and under.

Thanks,
Jack

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edh915
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Posted: 6/09/11 at 10:15pm

Are you saying you want a show about teenagers?
Or a show that has a cast of 12, 13, 14 people?

If it's the second, there's always "August: Osage County" - about as dysfunctional a group as any you'll see on stage.

If you don't mind adult, surreal there's "Betty's Summer Vacation," or even maybe "Dead Man's Cell Phone."

If you want classics, there's "A Long Day's Into Night" or "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof".

If you want whacked-out comedies, there's "Dearly Departed" and "Sordid Lives".

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bnk01
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Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:40am

"Past Curfew" - cast of three, (2F,1M) two of which are teens.
It premiered at the Pacific Resident Theatre last year - powerful drama about a teenage girl coming home late from her first date, and her young, single mom dealing with all her worst fears coming true.
About the play

Link to the publisher

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David McCall
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Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:28am

How about a dysfunctional family in a totally dysfunctional village. Perhaps more like crazy. The high school did "Fools" a couple years back, and it was very funny.

David M

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Rorgg
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Posted: 6/17/11 at 11:22am

If you're talking about cast size ... there's a great David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) play called "Fuddy Meers." Got some semi-obfuscated language issues perhaps, but it's kind of odd, and very funny, and incredibly disfunctional.

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Ogreking4
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Posted: 6/17/11 at 3:16pm

You need to read "The Big Five-oh" by Brian Mitchell

Very funny and it deals with a dysfunction...

www.Hitplays.com

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JSerio Player Joined: 4/18/11 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Topic: Dysfunctional Family Play Posted: 6/08/11 at 3:57pm
	Hello, I am looking for a dysfunctional family play. With a cast size of low teens and under. Thanks, Jack

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edh915 Celebrity Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325	Posted: 6/09/11 at 10:15pm
	Are you saying you want a show about teenagers? Or a show that has a cast of 12, 13, 14 people? If it's the second, there's always "August: Osage County" - about as dysfunctional a group as any you'll see on stage. If you don't mind adult, surreal there's "Betty's Summer Vacation," or even maybe "Dead Man's Cell Phone." If you want classics, there's "A Long Day's Into Night" or "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof". If you want whacked-out comedies, there's "Dearly Departed" and "Sordid Lives".
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bnk01 Lead Joined: 9/05/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:40am
	"Past Curfew" - cast of three, (2F,1M) two of which are teens. It premiered at the Pacific Resident Theatre last year - powerful drama about a teenage girl coming home late from her first date, and her young, single mom dealing with all her worst fears coming true. About the play Link to the publisher
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David McCall Celebrity Joined: 1/28/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 299	Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:28am
	How about a dysfunctional family in a totally dysfunctional village. Perhaps more like crazy. The high school did "Fools" a couple years back, and it was very funny.
	David M
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Rorgg Celebrity Joined: 2/10/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 151	Posted: 6/17/11 at 11:22am
	If you're talking about cast size ... there's a great David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) play called "Fuddy Meers." Got some semi-obfuscated language issues perhaps, but it's kind of odd, and very funny, and incredibly disfunctional.
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Ogreking4 Player Joined: 2/25/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Posted: 6/17/11 at 3:16pm
	You need to read "The Big Five-oh" by Brian Mitchell Very funny and it deals with a dysfunction... www.Hitplays.com
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