All Hail Hurricane Gordo

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Cast Size

1w, 3m
Duration

90 minutes
Target Audience

Adult

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Summary

The routines of daily life get blown apart when two brothers take in a plucky young houseguest. While India is running away from her relatively normal family, Chaz is struggling to find normalcy in the one he already has. Is it possible to be your brother's keeper and have a life too?

History

All Hail Hurricane Gordo premiered at Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville in March 2008 under the direction of Sean Daniels.

Cast Attributes

Ensemble cast

Keywords

Performing Groups

CHAZ - late 20s
GORDO - mid 20s
INDIA - 18
OSCAR - late 50s

Time Period Contemporary
Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Additional Features No intermission
Duration 90 minutes
Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

"All hail a new, energetic and often very funny voice in the American theater." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Mensch...is a force of nature. Her tidily crafted, two-act play involves four well-drawn, very different characters. Within this mostly light-hearted play about change and maturity, she weaves threads of mystery and serious issues of family responsibility." - Louisville Courier-Journal

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Authors

Carly Mensch

Carly Mensch's plays include Oblivion (Steppenwolf’s First Look Festival, Westport Playhouse), Now Circa Then (Ars Nova, TheatreWorks), All Hail Hurricane Gordo (Humana Festival, Cleveland Play House), and Len, Asleep in Vinyl (2nd Stage/Uptown Series). Her work has also been ...

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All Hail Hurricane Gordo