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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m
Allison Moore
In Collapse, Hannah tries desperately to hold the façade of her perfect life together, even as her husband, David, mysteriously calls in sick to work...
In Collapse, Hannah, tries desperately to hold the façade of her perfect life together, even as her husband, David, mysteriously calls in sick to work. Day after day they struggle with infertility, and Hannah herself is on the verge of being laid off. When Hannah’s sister appears on their doorstep, she brings with her a renegade attitude and an illicit package that send David and Hannah on a 12-hour odyssey into the heart of their deepest fears. Will they survive? Will their relationship? Esteemed playwright, Allison Moore, deaftly weaves comedy into the fabric of her topical story. The economic collapse has affected Hannah and David's relationship, and Moore's comedy subversely captures the truth burried beneath the laughs.
HANNAH - mid-to late 30s. An attorney. A people pleaser, and a little high strung. Trying valiantly to maintain a positive attitude about everything. DAVID - late 30s, Hannah’s husband. Trying (sometimes successfully) to hide his crippling panic attacks. SUSAN - mid-to-late 30s, Hannah’s sister. A renegade. After living in LA for many years, she has suddenly returned to Minneapolis. TED - about 50. A gentleman-scholar type. Originally from Georgia. Speaks with a slight drawl.
Spring 2009. The middle of the economic collapse. Minneapolis.
"[An] incisive and very funny new comedy" - SF Examiner "Moore’s script... interweaves... two stories in a surprising and often affecting meditation on the randomness of loss. Call it comedy for the new Age of Anxiety." - SF Examiner "Moore has successfully integrated comedy with topical issues...Moore's characters come alive as real people despite the absurdist situations and coincidences that bring the plot threads to a mindful conclusion. "Collapse" is a fine examination of the many ways that economic disaster can impact real people just trying to live their lives." - Associated Press "The laughter comes so thick and fast, it's almost astonishing how few one-liners there are. Moore skillfully builds her comedy as much from character and evolving situations as she does from jarring juxtapositions of topic and tone...allowing the poignant truths beneath the humor to take root and slowly blossom." - San Francisco Gate
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