Cape Disappointment

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Cape Disappointment

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Oliver Butler

Written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen
Developed by Oliver Butler

A decaying drive-in comes to life with stories of lighthouses, naughty little girls, and places you imagine remembering.

Cape Disappointment

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    2w, 2m

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Summary
A decaying drive-in comes to life with stories of lighthouses, naughty little girls, and places you imagine remembering. So sit back, relax, refrain from loud talking and rough-housing, turn off your headlights, enjoy some tasty popcorn, put litter in its place, keep an eye on your children, think about how happy we could be, and remember that this country is full of dark, dark places along dark, dark roadways where dark, dark things can happen.

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    "The Debate Society's fourth full-length play transforms the performance space into their own version of a drive-in theater to present an intimate and absurd perspective of classic Americana. The Brooklyn based play-makers conjure a road trip epic wherein the lives, desires, and memories of various passengers take a number of sharp and darkly comic turns over the course of one night, dissolving into three studies of bittersweet disenchantment...The Debate Society certainly doesn't disappoint in this bizarre but deeply winning homage to the drive-in cinema of yore."" -The New Yorker

    "Filled with more funny and spellbinding moments than just about any other production on or off Broadway." -The Gothamist

    "Cape Disappointment is a wonderful gift of a show. It is haunting, gentle, elliptical, poetic, humorous, bittersweet, occasionally startling and intense but always true." -Culturebot

    "Lush stagecraft and atmospheric bliss... A singular experience of high style and excellent craftsmanship. The best play by The Debate Society yet." -Offoffonline

    "Four stars. Critic's pick." - Time Out New York

    "A bizarre and thrilling new play." -Show Business Weekly

    "Hilarious and horrifying." -New York Press

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    Authors

    Hannah Bos

    Hannah Bos

    Hannah Bos (writer/actor) is a founder and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, an Obie Award-winning theater company. She has co-written and starred in all of the company’s plays: Jacuzzi (Ars Nova), Blood Play (Bushwick Starr/The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Fest ...

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    Paul Thureen

    Paul Thureen

    Paul Thureen is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, co-writing and starring in A Thought About Raya, The Snow Hen, You’re Welcome, The Eaten Heart, Cape Disappointment, Detroit and Buddy Cop 2. Recent New York and international performances inclu ...

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    Oliver Butler

    Oliver Butler

    Oliver Butler is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society and has directed and toured with the company. In New York, Mr. Butler has directed the world premieres of The Lapsburgh Layover, Buddy Cop 2, Cape Disappointment, Goodbye New York Goodbye Heart, ...

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