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| 9.24.04-10.3.04 @ Junction View Studios Written by Greg Owens Directed by Tara DiLorenzo Featuring Cate Blair-Wilhelm, Acacia Duncan, Liz Fitts, Brant Jones, Ellen Knolls, John Kuhn, Geoffrey Martin, Carrie McKeever, Terry Schoone-Jongen, Peter Schwartz, Michelle Schroeder, Rich Stadler, and Dan Welsh Sound by Dave Wallingford Lights by Ryan Osbourne Sets and Costumes by Deb Dyer-Welsh |
| The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild: A Road Trip is the story of a woman who is born to hippie parents in the summer of love who, by request of her late mother, takes her mother's ashes to be scattered at Tulsa's birthplace which is a roadside motel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the same time, a number of colorful characters also hit the road, including a phony preacher, a Hollywood stud, Miss Nebraska, and a couple of conjoined twins. On the road and in Oklahoma, Tulsa and her freaky new friends figure out a lot about themselves and how they fit into the rest of the wacky world. "a rambling and affectionate comedy of life" (Neil Shurley, METROBEAT) "Aside from some beautiful dialogue and a delightfully optimistic spirit, the greatest strength of this play is that its characters confound all stereotypes. Most plays about misfits in motels go for easy archetypes. By contrast, Owens' piece of rural Gothic not only respects the human spirit... but also celebrates the romance of the interstate." (Chris Jones, CHICAGO TRIBUNE) "What Owens has given us is a post-Jack Kerouac look at the forces that can go bump in the night in this country. There is a cartoonish quality to the way all their fates coalesce, but there also is truth and genuine sentiment in it. And therein lies the gentle magic of this play." (Hedy Weiss, CHICAGO SUN TIMES) "Greg Owens has written a love story about America." (George Walker, WFIU) Read more about our production at the Theatre Summit!
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