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Somewhere Fun

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 2m, 1girl(s), 1boy(s)

Jenny Schwartz

Rosemary and Evelyn met “a hundred thousand years ago” in Central Park when their children were barely born. Somewhere Fun reunites the two women thirty-five years later on Madison Avenue, one windy fall day...

Somewhere Fun

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 2m, 1girl(s), 1boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • 2012-2013 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalist - Jenny Schwartz, playwright
    THE KILROYS LIST - 2014

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Summary
In Jenny Schwartz's linguistic feast of a play, Rosemary and Evelyn met “a hundred thousand years ago” in Central Park when their children were barely born. Somewhere Fun reunites the two women thirty-five years later on Madison Avenue, one windy fall day. With their children now grown and the world changing rapidly before (what’s left of) their eyes, each finds herself face to face with the terrors, joys, and surprises of life and time. This is a wildly original story about connection — to our families, our memories, our moment in time.
History
Somewhere Fun premiered at The Vineyard Theatre in New York City in May of 2013, under the direction of Anne Kauffman. 
Keywords
Performing Groups
ROSEMARY RAPPAPORT - under 60
EVELYN ARMSTRONG - older than T, over 60
LOLITA - Evelyn's housekeeper, over 40
CECELIA - same age as Rosemary, shy of 60
WAITER / BENJAMIN - exactly 35
T ARMSTRONG - Evelyn's husband, younger than Evelyn, around 60
OFFICER / LADY / NURSE / BEATRICE - exactly 35
YOUNG BEATRICE - Evelyn's daughter, around 8
YOUNG BENJAMIN / BOY - Rosemary's son, around 8

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting Madison Avenue.  Present day.  Autumn.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"CRITIC'S PICK. If you care about theatre that stretches the imagination, go see this remarkable play! Constantly surprises and stimulates... Playwrights like Jenny Schwartz make our landscape somewhere strange, heightened and incredibly fun!" - Time Out New York

"'Somewhere Fun' casts a charming spell! Like Edward Albee and comedian Steven Wright, Schwartz loves to use language in an absurd way. Entertaining and oddly touching in its own warped way, it creates genuine emotion." - New York Post

"A bright, offbeat abstraction, absurd and joyful and full of terrible sorrow." - Newsday

"Plenty of laughs! Anyone willing to think - and feel - will be rewarded by experiencing Somewhere Fun. It is impossible not to admire Schwartz's deft facility with wordplay, reminiscent of the great Edward Albee... Somewhere Fun is a sterling showcase for two great actresses." - TheatreMania

"Evocative, darkly funny and moving! The stellar cast on display at the Vineyard Theatre fluently voices Schwartz's imaginative linguistics. Kauffman's stylish production is a perfect showcase for Schwartz's unique way of communicating how humor may inform and illuminate the messy, contradictory human condition.” - Associated Press

"Imperiously funny, talented and excellent! The gifted playwright Jenny Schwartz has a distinctive voice. Ms. Schwartz pours forth dizzying streams of language that often delight with their quirky poetry and looping humor." - The New York Times

"Ms. Schwartz’s linguistic dexterity is inspiring and her wordplay inspired...The fast-paced, masterful dialogue and monologues propel the enterprise — and the audience — along... It’s a carefully constructed cascade at which we laugh — amused and intrigued." - The New York Observer

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  • Kate Mulgrew on "Somewhere Fun" youtube thumbnail

    Kate Mulgrew on "Somewhere Fun"

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    Somewhere Fun - Trailer

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Authors

Jenny Schwartz

Jenny Schwartz
Jenny Schwartz’s plays include God’s Ear, Somewhere Fun, and Cause For Alarm. Somewhere Fun will receive its world premiere at the Vineyard Theatre in the spring of 2013, directed by Anne Kauffman. God's Ear was produced in New York by New Georges and the Vineyard Theatre, al ...
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