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Future Thinking

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 3m

"A garden of comedy [...] Future Thinkingis elaborate, modern, and entertaining." - The Orange Curtain Review

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Middle-aged super fan Peter finds himself in a makeshift interrogation room at the mercy of Comic Con security after violating the restraining order placed against him by his favorite television starlet. Meanwhile, spoiled starlet Chiara is holed up in a hotel suite with her stage mom and bodyguard, trapped by the demands that come with being a rising star. Peter is determined to fulfill his destiny: a meeting with the twenty-three-year-old where he can deliver her an important and mysterious message. All Chiara wants is for her mom and her bodyguard to get lost, preferably together. Everyone has a fantasy, and soon they’ll collide with each other, and with reality.
History

Future Thinking premiered at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA in March 2016 under the direction of Lila Neugebauer.

Cast Attributes
PETER FORD - male, a super fan
JIM BARNARD - male, a security guard
CHIARA FARROW - female, a superstar
CRYSTAL FARROW - female, a stage mom
SANDY MILLS - male, a bodyguard
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Hotel rooms rented out for a Comic Book/TV/Movie convention.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

"A garden of comedy [...] Future Thinking is elaborate, modern, and entertaining." - The Orange Curtain Review, Read More 

"What begins as a play about how people's fantasies can get in the way of their reality turns into a play in which people's reality can also screw up their fantasies.” - Ocweekly.com

"Clark’s play is such a captivating treat, as are its characters, who manage at once to be both quirky and absolutely real.” - Stage Scene LA 

“Come for the Comic Con appeal but stay for the true comedy of Future Thinking, a highly literate and wildly funny world premiere at South Coast Repertory.” - Los Angeles Times


Videos

  • Actor Arye Gross discusses Future Thinking youtube thumbnail

    Actor Arye Gross discusses Future Thinking

  • Excerpts from South Coast Rep's production of Future Thinking youtube thumbnail

    Excerpts from South Coast Rep's production of Future Thinking

  • South Coast Rep Artistic Director Marc Masterson discusses Future Thinking youtube thumbnail

    South Coast Rep Artistic Director Marc Masterson discusses Future Thinking

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Eliza Clark

Eliza Clark has had her plays developed at Manhattan Theatre Club, the Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre, Page 73 Productions, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Provincetown Playhouse, The New York International Fringe Festival and Yale University. She has received commissions from South ...
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