Raptured
Description
The End Times are upon us! It’s about time. The congregants of the Third Baptist Church of Uncertain, Texas are only certain about two things: the rapture is definitely happening sometime in the next two hours (the Bible math checks out), and two hours is not enough time to squeeze every single drop of life from this wicked, wonderful world. But some of them will try. RAPTURED is a fresh farce — part Boeing, Boeing and oddly enough, part The Last Picture Show — full of love triangles, mistaken identities, a puckish youth pastor, a preacher on a dubious mission, lots of doors, and, of course, deeply irrevocable existential longing. When the clock is ticking, sometimes who you are and what you really want is the greatest revelation of all.
Production Info
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 100 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Press Quotes
“A divinely-entertaining comedic feast … dripping with double entendre and crowd-pleasing innuendo.” —Shawn Statler, onstageblog.com
“Lyle especially is adept at absurdist, Texas-based comedies (consider BIG SCARY ANIMALS and BARBECUE APOCALYPSE), and he has a good-ol’-boy-time poking the bear of Baptist hypocrisy.” —Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallasvoice.com
“To say I enjoyed RAPTURED is an understatement. I basically laughed for two hours and I’m still chuckling the next day. We all can use a great laugh.” —Ann Saucer, The Column
“What makes RAPTURED such phenomenal comedy is Lyle and Coleman’s astonishing instincts. Their timing, lingo, imagination, blue streak and sense of absurdity are the stuff of genius.” —sharpcritic.com
Author
Matt LyleOriginally from East Texas, Matt Lyle is a writer, actor, and director living in Dallas, Texas. Matt's plays have been produced across the U.S. His plays THE BOXER, HELLO HUMAN FEMALE, BARBECUE APOCALYPSE and BIG SCARY ANIMALS all garnered DFW Theater Critics Forum Awards for "Outstanding New Play" and BARBECUE APOCALYPSE was nominated for an American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg New Play Award. Matt has been commissioned by Theatre Three, Dallas Theater Center and Audacity Theatre Lab. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Playwrights' Center and was honored as the 2018 Distinguished Alum of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre.
Matt ColemanMatt Coleman is a writer of mystery and comedy. Matt’s most recent detective comedy, A Rocky Divorce, is the combination of both. His debut, Juggling Kittens, was recently optioned for a feature film. His second book, Graffiti Creek, was not. Matt’s comedic writings have included Raptured: A Sex Farce at the End of the World, co-written with Matt Lyle, and a three-year stint writing for the comedy podcast, The City Life Supplement. Shorter fiction can be found between the pages of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, online at Shotgun Honey, or at Book Riot, where Matt is a regular contributor. He is the father of two girls, who are growing up too fast. Matt lives in Texarkana, Arkansas, with a beautiful wife who is way out of his league.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 6/3/2020 |
| Pages | 82 |
| ISBN | 9780881458640 |
Special Notes
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
