S75 - Quantumly Entangled by Pamela Hill Nettleton - 4m, 2w, 1 flexible
Romance isn’t only for the unwrinkled. For 68-year-old rock legend Zee, her ex-bass player Mitch, and her old high school boyfriend Griff, passion and heartbreak is as befuddling and audacious today as when they were in their twenties. Music legend Zee left the public eye in the 1970s, when Griff married another woman and Mitch abandoned her. Since then, she’s lived a happy though cloistered single life making music for herself, licensing her name to designer jeans, and hanging out with her charming teenage grandson Sam and her longtime manager Annie. Chastely, confusingly, and unconventionally, Zee and still-married Griff continue their friendship. Griff takes Sam fishing and helps Zee around the house, neither openly acknowledging their deep and continuing affection for each other—except for writing one love letter every other year on their anniversary. When 40-year-old music journalist Huck interviews Zee for a New York Times Magazine article on has-been rock stars who aren’t dead yet, he sparks a tumultuous reunion between long-separated Zee and Mitch that disrupts everyone’s lives—and fuels Huck’s own attraction to Zee, despite their age difference. While Annie encourages Zee to rekindle her long-ago success, Zee must choose between her past and future. As a sort of Greek chorus, a physicist in his lab explains quantum entanglement as attachment on the cellular level that transcends time and space --- a kind of universal magic. They all explore the mysteries of attraction and how love, in its many forms, may be pre-ordained, inescapable, and literally written in the stars.
posted by Jim Vogel at 2:50 PM
7 Comments:
I really enjoyed this play. The conversations and relationships flowed very naturally with humor and good pace. There are a lot of musical references that I think audiences would enjoy. The set is quite simple - no set changes necessary. The physicist could be a person of color, otherwise all other actors are white. I used to work with Pamela at Minnesota Monthly when she was managing editor, and obviously, her writing talents were excellent. She has done extensive research on the perception of masculinity, particularly in the media, and I think it shows with this play, I would vote "yes" to consider it in the season.
Thoroughly enjoyed this delightful little piece. Clever snappy dialogue, sweet characters, accessible storyline. Loved the music references.
Prime Productions sponsored an Equity reading in June this year, which featured some well known local actors. So, I am wondering if it might will be produced soon by an Equity house, which could make it hard to secure the rights. But it is certainly worth keeping it in our mix.
Enjoyable. It would likely be especially attractive to our older demographic. Would this be a world premiere? Keep it in the mix.
This is sweet and fun. Good roles for older actors. Several locations to switch between quickly that would need to get figured out, not insurmountable, but a consideration. Fun use of music. I am struggling a little bit with the plot point of Huck being the final love interest, since they just met once and then he is revealed as the "final" lover. It feels like there is something missing.
Agree with Larisa on the Huck issue it seemed out of the blue. I am sure the scenic elements could be solved and really want the Physicist to be live and not video (I hate video in the TRP space and have only once seen it utilized well. I think the production could be visually engaging and groovy. I like the substantial roles for older individuals, but I think the teen grandson (Sam) adds warmth and comic relief and would be a good span of ages in the cast. I like that it explores aging without sentimentality or pity and shows how love evolves across decades.
This didn't hold my attention the way I thought it would, but it always drew me back in. I think it's worth keeping in the mix.
It's cute. It provides a great opportunity for older actors. And, it's only 90 minutes in length (which is a nice length for a lot of contemporary audiences). The story itself seems a little basic to me, but I think it would be a crowd-pleaser.
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