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Overview
Synopsis
This surreal dark comedy interrogates the divisions and distinctions that make up family. Set on two different dinghies, The Boat in the Tiger Suit begins at Herman’s funeral, who left his family to join the army (and hide from his wife in the process). As Herman’s wife searches for reasons to make her adult children stay, her son Rene slips off to seduce Gene, the soldier who accompanies Herman’s casket. Meanwhile, Rene’s sister April attempts to free herself from her longtime partner and high school sweetheart, Dave. Tacit allegiances are formed, tried, and tested as the quartet of remaining characters stare into an uncertain future of turbulent waters which may contain tigers.
Show Information
- Book
- Hank Willenbrink
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Mature Audiences (M)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2013
- Genres
- Dark Comedy
- Settings
- Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- A boat on a man-made link, Present Day
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- College/University, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Small Cast
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Characters
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Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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.
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