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Antlia Pneumatica

  • Anne Washburn
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 2M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573705663

"Antlia is a sheer joy, elegantly weird and wonderfully vivid with ghost stories and songs."

Time Out New York

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
A group gathers at a remote ranch in the Texas Hill Country to mourn the loss of a friend they haven't seen in years. As they mine through their pasts, it may be more than just the loss of a friend that binds them. The past and present begin to blur in Anne Washburn's haunting exploration of friendship and loss.

PLEASE NOTE: This play has a mandatory music fee of A$30.00 per performance. 
REVIEWS:

CRITIC'S PICK! "Antlia is a sheer joy, elegantly weird and wonderfully vivid with ghost stories and songs."

 Time Out New York

"Life and death, sleeping and waking, inside and outside: Washburn's play blends binaries [...] Guessing at the surprise twist is part of the pleasure of the play."

 Village Voice

"[...] a realistic, disarming ghost tale [...] Antlia Pneumatica is a tender examination of everyday concerns, including lapsed friendships, regrets, parenting and death, with dark humor and some supernatural undertones."

 Associated Press

Premiere Production: Antlia Pneumatica premiered at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in March of 2016 under the direction of Ken Rus Schmoll.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast

  • NINA - Woman, late 30s/early to mid 40s
    LIZ - Woman, a few years younger than Nina
    ULA [pron. 'You-la'] - Woman, late 30s/early to mid 40s
    LEN - Man, late 30s/early to mid 40s
    ADRIAN - Man, late 30s/early to mid 40s (but looks older)
    BAMA - Woman, late 30s/early to mid 40s. She has a mild but distinct S. Carolina accent

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    A group gathers at a remote ranch in the Texas Hill Country to mourn the loss of a friend they haven't seen in years. As they mine through their pasts, it may be more than just the loss of a friend that binds them. The past and present begin to blur in Anne Washburn's haunting exploration of friendship and loss.

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