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Cincinnati

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w

"A beautifully structured poetic exploration of madness" - The List
"In turns heartbreaking and hilarious...a superbly written tragic-comic one-hander." - The Adelaide Advertiser
This complex and terrifying play is about a woman who has embraced the illusion of central position she believes she is the center of the universe. Powerful, funny, disturbing and disorienting, this play stretches one
actress to the limit of her abilities and takes theatre to the edge of
madness.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Fringe First, Spirit of Fringe Awards, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
    Winner! Best of Fringe, Adelaide Fringe Festival

Details

Summary
This complex and terrifying play is about a woman who has embraced the illusion of central position she believes she is the center of the universe, that when she moves from one location it is disassembled by evil demons and reassembled elsewhere, and that the universe exists simply to torment her, distract her from the true nature of things, and give her as much pain as possible. Powerful, funny, disturbing and disorienting, this play stretches one actress to the limit of her abilities and takes theatre to the edge of madness. Published in Cincinnati & Other Plays.
History
First produced in the spring of 1981 at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, with Janice Dukes. Directed by Gary Stewart.
SUSAN - 30, attractive, intelligent, nervous, and thin.
  • Time Period 1970s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"a frighteningly powerful monologue...As a portrait of madness, this show is as heartbreakingly convincing as any I have ever seen...energizing, pulsating with life, and often very, very funny..." - The Scotsman

"A beautifully structured poetic exploration of madness" - The List

"In turns heartbreaking and hilarious...a superbly written tragic-comic one-hander...a viciously witty existential fugue..." - The Adelaide Advertiser

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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