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Escaping the Labyrinth

In 1951, Bud encounters a disconcerting man who reveals himself to be a Greek god seeking passage to the Underworld to finally be at peace.

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 95 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! AACT NewPlayFest (2022)
In 1951, Bud encounters a disconcerting man who reveals himself to be a Greek god seeking passage to the Underworld to finally be at peace. Bud dismisses the man as crazy, but seven years later, he finds and falls in love with a waitress whom he knows to be the goddess Artemis. She flees, and for the next 40 years, Bud encounters various gods and goddesses in disguise, but not her. In the end, an elderly Bid finally finds Artemis, who invites him to join her in the Underworld, where they can spend eternity together. 

Included in the Collection: American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 5 (2022)

  • Casting: 3M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting