Great Wilderness, A
- Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day, Contemporary
- 3M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573704017
Walt has devoted his life to "curing" teenage boys of their homosexuality at his remote Idaho wilderness camp. Pressured to accept one last client, his life begins to unravel with the arrival of Daniel.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Strong Language, Intense Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Samuel D. Hunter is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship
Samuel D. Hunter is the 2012 recipient of the Whiting Award for Drama
With profound humanity and subtlety, A Great Wilderness navigates complex and moral terrain, exploring the shifting motives and inconstant strength of our personal convictions.
REVIEWS:
"Hunter, an Idaho-bred playwright of growing prominence, tunes into a high frequency of empathy for isolated social fringe-dwellers."
Seattle Times
"[An] affecting drama that strenghtens its hold on you bit by unpredictable bit."
The Boston Globe
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Non-Traditional casting
DANIEL - 16, male.
ABBY - Mid-to-late sixties, female.
TIM - Mid-to-late sixties, male.
EUNICE - Forties or early fifties, female.
JANET - Late forties or early fifties, female.
VOICEOVER ON THE TELEVISION - Male or female.
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After decades as the gentle-natured leader of a Christian retreat that endeavors to "cure" gay teens, Walt is packing up his life and preparing for a reluctant retirement. But when his final client quietly disappears into the remote Idaho wilderness, Walt discovers that his previously unwavering moral compass no longer points the way. |
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