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A Nice Family Gathering
A Nice Family Gathering is a story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her. It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since the Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. After all, they were only married for 41 years. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him. The trouble begins when Mom invites a date for dinner.
A Nice Family Gathering, won the Rochester Playwright Festival, was a finalist in the The Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence, and The Phoenix Theatre’s Festival of Emerging American Theatre, and a semi-finalist in the Ukiah Players New Comedy Festival as well as the Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project. The play was produced in Los Angeles at the Groundlings Theatre and at The Group Repertory Theatre, receiving LA WEEKLY Pick of the Week. The play was also produced in Rochester, Minnesota as part of the national playwright competition, and at the Scandinavian Festival in Thousand Oaks, California.
"…hilarious and touching…" LA WEEKLY Pick of the Week
"…exquisite sense of humor…memorable characters…" Daily Variety
"…a good heart is behind all this family silliness…" Los Angeles Times
"…Garrison Keillor meets "Topper" by way of "Fargo"…" NPR
"…a surefire, laugh-a-minute hit…" The Tolucan Times
"…hilarious…superbly directed…" American Eagle News
"…uniformly superb performances…" NoHo News
"It’s packed with mishaps that translates into fun…" Encino News
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | Time Period(s): | Post-Modern 1990 - present
| | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 120 minutes | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Simple | | Set Information: | Set in a living room | | Year First Published: | 2006 | | Total Characters: | 7 | | Male Characters: | 4 | | Female Characters: | 3 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | 7 | | Maximum Cast: | 7 | | Cost: | $6.50 Varies
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Samuel French
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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