Title
Playwright
David Lindsay-Abaire
Performance Dates
August 1-4, 8-11, 2002
Creative Team
Directed by.......................Dennis Romer
Scenic Design by.............Rob Johnson
Costume Design by..........Jayme Dougal-Rhoades
Light Design by................Stephen Sakowski
Sound Design by..............Patrick Green
Fight Choreography by.....Robert Behrens
Movement Coaching by....Melinda Murphy
Synopsis
A sinister and zany comedic romp with a dark domestic drama at its heart, Fuddy Meers illustrates a world in which nothing is as it seems, hardly anyone can be understood, and trusting the wrong person can get you locked in the basement with a foul-mouthed sock puppet, hit over the head with a frying pan, or hauled over the Canadian border. This is especially challenging if you are a sunny amnesiac like Claire, who must contend with kidnapping, family reunion, and intrusive carnival music playing in her head, all before she can figure out whether she prefers juice or coffee. When Claire is stolen from her bedroom by a limping, lisping man in a mask and a manacle, who claims to be her brother, a chase ensues, led by her husband, Richard, and son, Kenny. The destination is Claire’s childhood home, where her mother, Gertie, is aching to reveal the secrets of her past -- if only she could understand Gertie’s stroke-afflicted speech patterns and cryptic funhouse mirror photographs! Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a play about pain, identity, miscommunication, and, ultimately, the courageous confrontation of a traumatic past. And sock puppets… don’t forget the sock puppets.
https://stageagent.com/shows/play/3937/fuddy-meers
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
OST, Summer Stock, Otterbein Theatre, Musicals
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Fuddy Meers" (2002). 2002 Summer Theatre. 2.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/summer_production_2002/2