Levitation

Play

Writers: Timothy Mason

Overview

Show Information

Category
Play
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1984
Genres
Drama
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
A porch in Minneapolis., August 1979.
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Ideal for
College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult, elderly, late teen, young adult, mature adult characters

Synopsis

When a 29-year-old struggling playwright named Joe returns home to Minneapolis, he finds his parents’ house empty. Suddenly, a steady stream of figures from his life starts to appear on the back porch, including his estranged sister Jean, current lover Ira, and someone who can’t possibly still be alive. Levitation blurs the line between reality and memory as people seem to float in and out. Timothy Mason’s semi-autobiographical memory play offers touching ruminations on family, the inevitability of death, and the nature of memories.

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