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Omnium Gatherum

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 3m

"A feisty feast of wicked wit [...] Piping hot satire that sings and stings." - The New York Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Finalist! 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Details

Summary
Believing that lively, contentious debate is the heart and soul of a dinner party, a domestic artist and perfect hostess has invited an assortment of opinionated personalities to share a surreal meal. The guests at this exquisite feast of food and argument confront the global implications of September 11 and beyond in an urgent, impassioned, and hilarious work that was applauded at Actors Theatre of Louisvilleā€™s Humana Festival and Off Broadway.
History

Omnium Gatherum premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, KY in March 2003 under the direction of Will Frears.

SUZIE
ROGER
LYDIA
JULIA
KHALID
TERENCE
JEFF
MOHAMMED
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting An elegant dinner party.

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REVIEWS

"A feisty feast of wicked wit [...] Piping hot satire that sings and stings." - The New York Times

"Theatrical fireworks." - The New Yorker

"Spirited, amusing and smart. A play that wants us to think as much as we feel." - Newsday

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Theresa Rebeck

Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts at the Music Box Theatre; Seminar at the Golden Theatre; Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre in a Manhattan Theater Club Production; Th ...

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Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros

Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's playOmnium Gatherum, co-written with Theresa Rebeck was a 2004 Pulitzer Prize Finalist (Humana Festival, Off-Broadway). Alexandra is the author of the new play Mean Time, which has been developed by Juilliard, NYU and the Vineyard Theatre. For h ...
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