Dr. Ride's American Beach House
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, 1980s
- 4F
- ISBN: 9780573708985
An intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines. On the eve of Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight, four women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop, watching life pass them by.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 1980s
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
REVIEWS:
"Luscious. Funny. Erotic. The play itself just keeps soaring up and up and up."
Vulture
"A revelation… I couldn’t stop grinning, partly because Liza Birkenmeier’s play is so witty and partly because it’s so weird. Both are welcome these days… Birkenmeier is exploring the power women achieve when they make themselves the subject of their stories instead of the object."
The New York Times
"A specific and evocative depiction of identity and power at a crossroads – of who can reach for the sky, and who gets left behind."
Time Out New York
"Subtly Poignant. Discerning and Disarming."
New York Stage Review
"Birkenmeier’s play probes what it means to live authentically."
Curtain Up
Characters
- Casting: 4F
- Casting Notes: plus male offstage voices
MATILDA – focal point of most parties
MEG – loves metal music because it’s a burden to be this smart
NORMA – a martyr for building maintenance
RADIO VOICES – male
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It's 1983, the evening before Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight. Hundreds of miles from the launch, a group of women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop watching life pass them by. Their uncharted desires bump up against American norms of sex and power in this intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines. |
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