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Rancho Viejo

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 5m

Dan LeFranc

CRITIC'S PICK! "Sweet, hypnotic, and very funny...Mr. LeFranc is fast positioning himself as a new-fashioned bard of an old-fashioned American genre, in which small, homey lives are played out against the backdrop of a cosmic infinity." - The New York Times

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Rancho Viejo

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Set in the fictional suburb of Rancho Viejo, a couple can't bear the thought of their son and daughter-in-law's marriage troubles. No more than they can bear their awkward neighbors, or life in general. Dan LeFranc's anxious comedy ponders life's big questions while his characters try to avoid existential exhaustion. 
History

Rancho Viejo premiered at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in November 2016 under the direction of Daniel Aukin.

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Performing Groups
PETE - 60s, Mary’s husband, white
MARY - 60s, Pete’s wife, white
GARY - 60s, Patti’s husband, white
PATTI - 50s/60s, Gary’s wife, white
SUZANNE - 50s/60s, Patti’s best friend & Leon’s long-term girlfriend, white
LEON - 50s/60s, Suzanne’s long-term boyfriend, black
ANITA - 40s/50s/60s, Guatemalan, Latina, speaks very little English
MIKE - 60s/70s, Anita’s doting husband, white, speaks very little Spanish
TATERS - 14/15/16, white-ish, scrawny-ish, scary-ish
MOCHI - a labrador with a stuffed giraffe
  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Rancho Viejo, a fictional affluent suburb in a temperate climate.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Animal Spot
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Animals
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

CRITIC'S PICK! "Sweet, hypnotic, and very funny...Mr. LeFranc is fast positioning himself as a new-fashioned bard of an old-fashioned American genre, in which small, homey lives are played out against the backdrop of a cosmic infinity." - The New York Times, Read More 

"Magnificently strange and welcoming...The play is consistently funny throughout, wringing laughs from social awkwardness and non sequiturs as people negotiate each others’ egos or vie for dominance." - Time Out NY, Read More


Videos

  • Playwrights Horizons Trailer for Rancho Viejo youtube thumbnail

    Playwrights Horizons Trailer for Rancho Viejo

  • Intreview with playwright Dan LeFranc youtube thumbnail

    Intreview with playwright Dan LeFranc

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Dan LeFranc

Dan LeFranc
DAN LEFRANC’s plays include Rancho Viejo (Playwrights Horizons), Bruise Easy (American Theater Company), Troublemaker (commissioned and produced by Berkeley Rep), The Big Meal (American Theater Company, Playwrights Horizons, HighTide Festival, UK), Sixty Miles to Silver Lake ...
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