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Kind words for Sheila Callaghan:
"...deliciously zany
humor and surreal aesthetic... [Callaghan's] brilliant."
-The Washington Post
"[Callaghan's] a
gutsy writer with a gift for creating vivid images rooted in the
emotional life of her characters."
- The New York Times
"Callaghan is a
sensuous writer, interested in texture, sound, shape."
- Village Voice
"Crafty, eccentric,
spikily poetic..."
- The Washington Post
"[Sheila Callaghan's]
flair for writing modern poetic prose cannot be topped. It is the most
striking language I have heard on a stage in a long while."
-theatermaven.com
"Callaghan has a keen
sense of language as an act of aggression... compelling."
-LA Times
"Mind-blowing images
and soul-crushing language flowing wildly."
-Backstage
"Fleet, funny and
smart."
-Center Stage Chicago
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The Transit Plays
and Others
by Sheila Callaghan
FEATURING:
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THE TRANSIT PLAYS
(Plane, Boat, Car, Bicycle, Train)
Five very short absurd plays
Minimal set
2 M, 2-3 F
Each play revolves around one form of transportation; ferry, train,
bicycle, plane, and car. Strangers attempt to form connections with
one another, attaining varying degrees of success.
* With theatrical staging, elevated and challenging language, and
non-realistic elements.
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HE ATE THE SUN
Minimal set
2 M, 1F
A series of quick vignettes navigating the experience of one
cowardly man losing his attractive yet shallow wife to a young, hot
internet tycoon. Look out, he's got a gun.
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AMERICAN JACK
Minimal Set
1M, 1F
A fragmented and theatrical portrait of a Greek survivor of Nazi
occupation, who subsequently builds a life for himself in America in
the 70's brick by brick.
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SOAK
Minimal Set
1M, 2F
Heidi and David come to this space everyday. Something tragic
happened here, but all that remains is the ghost of a German
chanteuse, an accordion player, an iPod, and a shrine to Bjork.
And everyone is drunk.
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