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OOHRAH!

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 4m

In this disarmingly funny and candid drama, Bekah Brunstetter raises challenging questions about what it means when the military is woven into the fabric of a family, and service is far more than just a job.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

Details

Summary
Ron is back from his third and final tour in Iraq, and his wife Sara is excited to restart their life together in their new home. When a young marine visits the family, life is turned upside down. Sara’s sister is swept off her feet; her daughter Lacey trades her dresses for combat boots, and Ron gets hungry for real military action. In this disarmingly funny and candid drama, Bekah Brunstetter raises challenging questions about what it means when the military is woven into the fabric of a family, and service is far more than just a job.
History
OOHRAH! premiered at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City in September 2009 under the direction of Evan Cabnet.
Cast Attributes

ABBY – Late 20s, a stewardess.
RON – Mid-30s, a captain in the US Army. At home: a lover and father and squash planter.
SARA – Mid-30s, petite, pretty, Abby’s sister, trophy wife of Ron, simple.
LACEY – Ron and Sara’s 14-year-old daughter, a future US Marine.
CHRISTOPHER – Mid-20s, skinny, the modern young man: pale, technologically advanced. A security guard at the local airport, scared of most things.
CHIP – Early 20s, large forced muscles, a high and tight, a lifer.
POP POP – Sara and Abby’s aged grandfather, a veteran, suffers from dementia.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Fayetteville, North Carolina, and an airplane above it.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A fascinating, original take on something we’ve come to see rather often nowadays: the war play.” – NY Theatre

“The young scribe’s talent and potential are obvious in this Southern-basted dramatic comedy about the war mystique as it plays out on the American home front.” – Variety

“Poignancy and terrific humor.” – Theatremania

“If there's anything that stands out about Oohrah!... it’s the off-Broadway introduction of playwright Bekah Brunstetter, whose play is a fascinating, original take on something we’ve come to see rather often nowadays: the war play... Let's hope we hear her voice uptown again real soon.” – NY Theatre

“Skillfully depicts how the demands of military service affect an individual family and society as a whole. Brunstetter’s people are real and funny. She never condescends to them or treats them as symbols to put a point across... A big hurrah for Oohrah!” – BackStage

“There have been plenty of plays about the Iraq War on New York stages in the past several years, but few that deal as directly with the viewpoints of military families as Oohrah!... Bekah Brunstetter makes an impressively smart debut (no one could argue that she doesn't have dramatic chops).” – Music OMH

Videos

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    Bekah Brunstetter on OORAH!

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Bekah Brunstetter

Bekah Brunstetter hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and currently lives in Los Angeles.

As a TV writer and producer, she has written for Switched at Birth, American Gods, This is Us and Maid. She has developed content for Apple TV, Hulu and FX.

As a playwright, her work ...

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