Overview
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.
Show Information
- Book
- Timothy Mason
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- 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
- Licensor
- Dramatists Play Service
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Elderly, Late Teen, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Non-singer |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
Key Terms
A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together.
A play in which a lead character narrates the events of the play, which are drawn from the character's memory.
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Guide Written By:
Kevan Dunkelberg
Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright