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Omnium Gatherum
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 3m
"A feisty feast of wicked wit [...] Piping hot satire that sings and stings." - The New York Times
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Cast Size
5w, 3m
Details
Summary
Believing that lively, contentious debate is the heart and soul of a dinner party, a domestic artist and perfect hostess has invited an assortment of opinionated personalities to share a surreal meal. The guests at this exquisite feast of food and argument confront the global implications of September 11 and beyond in an urgent, impassioned, and hilarious work that was applauded at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival and Off Broadway.
Media
"A feisty feast of wicked wit . . . Piping hot satire that sings and stings." - The New York Times
"Theatrical fireworks." - The New Yorker
"Spirited, amusing and smart. A play that wants us to think as much as we feel." - Newsday
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Theresa Rebeck
Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts at the Music Box Theatre; Seminar at the Golden Theatre; Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre in a Manhattan Theater Club Production; Th ...
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's playOmnium Gatherum, co-written with Theresa Rebeck was a 2004 Pulitzer Prize Finalist (Humana Festival, Off-Broadway). Alexandra is the author of the new play Mean Time, which has been developed by Juilliard, NYU and the Vineyard Theatre. For h ...
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