Cairo

Cairo by Arthur Melville Pearson

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Productions (2)
Drama
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100 - 110 minutes
3 W, 2 M, 
Content Notes: Mild adult language, moderately mature themes
Set: Unit set

James Jennsen has informed his family that at midnight tonight, his deceased mother and grandparents are returning to pick him up in a blue '51 Chevy. Alarmed, his sisters and father gather for dinner at the soon-to-be-subdivided family farm in Cairo, Illinois. What begins as a humorous kitchen-sink drama unfolds into a poetic exploration of the spiritual and physical consequences of a family's disconnection, both from each other and the land they love.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $85
Standard Edition $13.99
Stage Manager Edition $24.99

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Play Details

James Jennsen has informed his family that at midnight tonight, his deceased mother and grandparents are returning to pick him up in a blue '51 Chevy. Alarmed, his sisters and father gather for dinner at the soon-to-be-subdivided family farm in Cairo, Illinois. What begins as a humorous kitchen-sink drama unfolds into a poetic exploration of the spiritual and physical consequences of a family's disconnection, both from each other and the land they love.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 
  • Content Notes: Mild adult language, moderately mature themes
  • Set: Unit set

Published Reviews

"What seems like a simple kitchen-sink drama, though, is thoroughly infused with magic and lifted throughout by Arthur Melville Pearson's lyrical musings on a family life deeply connected to the soil. Aided by generous helpings of the poetry of Edgar Lee Masters (among others), the script alone is a strikingly beautiful work of art."

Kyle Moore, The Tolucan Times (California)

Production History

OCT 13, 2006 - NOV 18, 2006
Theatre Tribe
North Hollywood, CA United States
Theatre Tribe North Hollywood, CA United States
JAN 01, 1970 - JAN 01, 1970
Toledo Reperatory Theatre
Toledo, OH United States
Toledo Reperatory Theatre Toledo, OH United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

Awards (3)

Midwestern Playwrights Festival winner, 1994

Reva Shiner Full-Length Play Contest finalist, 1997

Midwest Theatre Network Competition finalist, 1997