That Hopey Changey Thing
Play Description
The Apples reflect on the state of their family and discuss memory, manners and politics as polls close on mid-term election night 2010 and a groundswell of conservative sentiment flips Congress on its head.
Production Info
Cast: 6 total (3 female, 3 male)Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Brilliant.” —The New Yorker
“About the loss of memory, family devotion and having an individual voice.” —Associated Press
“A neo-Chekhovian serious comedy, with conflicting viewpoints eloquently yet understatedly represented … It deals provocatively and entertainingly with political realities.” —John Simon, Bloomberg.com
“Ms Palin did, of course, coin the cutesy phrase that gives the play its title. But far from being a four-square assault on the conservative upswing that has fed Ms Palin’s popularity, Mr Nelson’s play is a quiet … examination of the state of the liberal-leaning mind of the current moment, two years into a Democratic presidency …” —New York Times
Book Information
Publisher | BPPI |
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Publication Date | 12/1/2010 |
Pages | 80 |
ISBN | 9780881454925 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING was commissioned by the Public Theater,
Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director and Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director
and received its World Premiere there on November 2, 2010
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com