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Tumacho

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 6m

Ethan Lipton

In a small Western town, the mayor is having trouble keeping people in the town because of an outlaw who keeps killing people. But even worse, omens occur that make them believe a demon named Tumacho would be back in town to posses one of the few townspeople to ravage them all. A woman, who's parents were killed by the outlaw, accidentally shoots the one person in town who could potentially save them from the outlaw, so she leaves to ask forgiveness from his father. When she goes the demon takes over the town, everyone but the mayor becomes her servant. The mayor leaves to bring back the woman, and the manage to rid their town of the demon.

Tumacho

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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  • Duration 90 minutes

Media

“Tumacho is the platonic theatrical version of the artfully anarchic, shrewdly mindless comedies we wait for every summer to hit movie theaters.”
Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“Top-notch actors, clever props, and tender musical numbers all working together to deliver bracing emotion amid the absurdity.”
Nicole Serratore, The Village Voice

“Unadulterated silliness!”
Hellen Shaw, Time Out New York

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Ethan Lipton

Ethan Lipton
Ethan Lipton is a Brooklyn-based playwright and songwriter. Produced plays include Tumacho, Red-Handed Otter, Luther, Goodby April Hello May, 100 Aspects of the Moon and Meat. His musicals No Place to Go (Obie Award) and The Outer Space (Lortel nom.) were produced by the Publ ...
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