The Idea of America

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Event The Idea of America
Venue Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, VIC
Umbrella Event 4Play - The Chapel Midsumma Readings
First Date 15 January 2011
Last Date 15 January 2011
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Jude, a failed actress battling dementia, seems to think she¿s a lot more famous than she actually is. Between playing mother and battling with her illness, she escapes into a world of sequins,
air-kisses and grand sweeping entrances. Her conservative and bigoted daughter Holly returns to the fold, greeted warily by the youngest daughter Maureen and secretive gay brother, Sean. As things turn from bad to worse, the comically dysfunctional siblings must unite in a common cause. Lies are exposed, old wounds
reopened and each must struggle with their own offbeat neuroses.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Reading
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jane Badler Actor Host
Marie-Therese Byrne Actor
Oliver Coleman Actor
Gabby Llewelyn Salter Actor
Marc Opitz Actor
Christopher Pender Actor
Laura Pike Actor
Graeme Squires Actor
Lucien Savron Director
Sam Shore Playwright
Robert Chuter Producer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality Australia
New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
AusStage Submit Form
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 88701