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Comedy |
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Full-length, 110-125 minutes
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3 females, 5 males |
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A gas-grocery store, plus minimal props to suggest other locations.
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Adult language |
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| Winky Flint is looking forward to his son Jeb taking over the register at his convenience store near Natural Bridge, Virginia. But 17-year-old Jeb is busy trying to get into the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. As the two wrestle over Jeb's direction in life, Jeb's mother is preoccupied with finishing her G.E.D., his sister Wanda is just trying to get Winky's attention, and his brother Kenny is doing his best to avoid detection as he sells pot out at the air pump. With some colorful locals and wacky tourists thrown into the mix, there's never a dull moment in this lively look at a Southern family finding its joy. |
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| "McDermott beautifully blends hilarious situations and seriousness, dreams and trouble, making us care about each character. She deftly keeps plot lines up in the air until they all come together in a wildly funny, devastating conclusion. Add in McDermott's ability to move from beautifully written, almost poetic monologues to perfect, sidesplitting local dialect, and you have a play that's a true treat." |
| --Carlotta Cooper, TriCities.com (Bristol, Virginia) |
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Winner, Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, Barter Theatre (2004) |
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Finalist, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Playwright's Festival (2003) |
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Delauney Prize in Playwriting, University of Virginia (1998) |
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| Ben Mackel in Feeding on Mulberry Leaves, The Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia (2005). |
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