Meteor Shower

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Meteor Shower

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Steve Martin

"Mr. Martin is peerless at crafting tiny wit bombs, and always has been...It's definitely funny!" - The New York Times 

Meteor Shower

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a surprising and unforgettably funny new play.
History

Meteor Shower premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA in July 2016 under the direction of Gordon Edelstein.

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  • Time Period 1990s
  • Setting A modern house in Ojai, California. 1993.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS 

"Mr. Martin is peerless at crafting tiny wit bombs, and always has been...It's definitely funny!" - The New York Times 

"Meteor Shower is a very funny play. Keening-like-a-howler-monkey funny. Design-a-new-cry-laughing-emoji funny." - Entertainment Weekly 

"Meteor Shower sparks with the same anarchic energy as Martin’s reckless comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile." - Deadline

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Videos

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    Meteor Shower Trailer from Long Wharf Theatre

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    Spotlight on: Meteor Shower

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    Meteor Shower Opening on Broadway

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    Long Wharf Commercial for Meteor Shower

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  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Steve Martin

Steve Martin
As an actor, comedian, author, playwright, screenwriter, producer and musician—Steve Martin is one of the most diversified performers and acclaimed artists of his generation. Martin has been successful as a writer of and performer in some of the most popular movies of rec ...
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