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Meteor Shower
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m
"Mr. Martin is peerless at crafting tiny wit bombs, and always has been...It's definitely funny!" - The New York Times
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Cast Size
2w, 2m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Not Applicable -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
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.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- 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
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
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Our Picks For The 2019/20 Season
Lawrence Haynes
January 7, 2019
"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
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Our Picks For The 2019/20 Season
Lawrence Haynes
January 7, 2019
Videos
Meteor Shower Trailer from Long Wharf Theatre
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Meteor Shower Opening on Broadway
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Spotlight on: Meteor Shower
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Long Wharf Commercial for Meteor Shower
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
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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