Peter Levine, Emily Jon Mitchell, Patricia Randell
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In the Car with Blossom and Len is a poignant, funny and moving play about growing up and growing old...not necessarily in that order. Throughout their formative years, Holly and Fern's parents, Blossom and Len, were wildly unpredictable, endearingly neurotic, and often blatantly dysfunctional. Now that they are in their eighties, they are facing the biggest emotional and financial crisis of their lives. This is a story of what can happen in our own homes. With modern medicine allowing us to live longer, we may recognize ourselves, our own families or friends - whether through one of the characters, the caregiving situation, or the black cloud of fear that one day we forget where we put the keys and tomorrow we'll forget who we are. The play's unique brand of comedy has bite, truth and lasting resonance.
It was first presented in a private reading at the Dramatists Guild on June 12, 2012. The cast included Frances Sternhagen, Len Cariou, Patricia Randell, Jane Gabbert and Julie Lauren. In the Car with Blossom and Len" won the Susan Glaspell award for Best New Play at Centenary Stage Company in 2015. Learn more about the production of the show. |
What audiences are saying about In the Car with Blossom and Len:
“It was a beautiful experience. Bravo! Brava!” “...An incredibly moving and uplifting play…” “… truly a gem…” “FABULOUS!” “A dynamite script!” “FANTASTIC!” “Just what theatre should be!” What critics are saying about In the Car with Blossom and Len: World premiere gem opens at Centenary Stage Company -Axs.com “In the Car” will drive you to laugh and cry -Morris Beats A gem....destined for wide exposure in both professional and community theaters. - Examiner.com Read more from the critics In the press: Kyra Sedgwick & Len Cariou Lead IN THE CAR WITH BLOSSOM AND LEN Reading at Ripley Grier Studios Today Women Playwrights Series in Hackettstown spotlights top talent, diversity IN THE CAR WITH BLOSSOM AND LEN Fills Second Slot in Centenary Stage's Women Playwrights Series, 4/23 Dick Cavett to Lead IN THE CAR Benefit Reading, 7/29 5 Questions with Joni Fritz |
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