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A Permanent Image

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Samuel D. Hunter

Fusing realism with theatre of the absurd, A Permanent Image explores the labyrinth of family life, asking what it takes to bring distant loved ones back together.

A Permanent Image

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Siblings Bo and Ally are back in their childhood home in Idaho for the funeral of their father. Their mother Carol has painted the whole house white and is suspected to have been drinking since their father's death. What Ally and Bo come to find out is that their mother has a method to her madness as she pulls out some home videos of their father just before he died. Called a fusion between realism and the absurd, A Permanent Image is a tense exploration of the distance families put between themselves, and what it takes to bring them back together.
History
A Permanent Image premiered at Boise Contemporary Theatre in Boise, ID in November 2011 under the direction of Kip Fagan.
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Performing Groups
CAROL - early to mid-sixties, female.
BO - Carol's son, mid to late thirties, male.
ALLY - Carol's daughter, early to mid-thirties, female.
MARTIN (on video only) - Carol's husband, Bo and Ally's father, early to mid-sixties, male.
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting The interior of a small, ranch-style house in Viola, Idaho.
  • Additional Features Multimedia
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“Hunter is adept at coming up with...striking visual images.” – Chris Jones for the Chicago Tribune

“...a thought-provoking, raw examination of human nature that will leave you pondering it for days.” – Boise Weekly

“A Permanent Image is great theatre!” – Broadway World 

“...Hunter uses a wacky, bizarre circumstance to tickle your theatrical muscle, and then good old-fashioned empathy to make you think about how you would react in the same circumstance. Truly, the appeal of this play is all in that tension.” – Chicago Tribune, Read More

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Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter grew up in Moscow, Idaho and lives in New York City with his husband and daughter. His full-length plays include The Whale (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for B ...

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