This Is Not a Pipe Dream
By Barry Kornhauser.
Product Code: TL9000
One-act Play
Comedy
Cast size: 2m., 2w., 1 either gender.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award | AATE Distinguished Play Award
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Synopsis
Based freely on the work and early life of surrealist artist René Magritte, this is an unorthodox adventure in theatrical form. It celebrates art and the imagination and the ways in which these help us confront life's mysteries. Here is the story of young René who wants to be an artist, a notion dismissed by his father as "a pipe dream." Encouraged by his mother, before her untimely death, the boy begins his quest. He follows his vision into the delightfully absurd magic-realism of his famous paintings. The boy and the audience discover something of the true power of dreams and the triumph of imagination. The multi-image dramatic staging incorporates spectacular color images of René Magritte's artwork.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code TL9000
- Minimum Cast Size 5
- Pages of Dialogue 35
- Min. Royalty Rate $50.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 45 min
- Staging Unit set.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9781583428610
Media Reviews
"Kornhauser's exploration of theater, art and reality is … fed by Magritte's observations and signature images. [In] this unusual fantasy romp … fittingly, little is quite what it seems. … This sometimes thoughtful, sometimes wacky play deliberately keeps the audience guessing about the nature of reality." -Los Angeles Times"Charming and extraordinary. …If the life of a surrealist painter seems like a peculiar subject for young audiences, you should be aware of one of the many achievements of This Is Not a Pipe Dream … Audiences will leave with an appreciation for the power to transform the ordinary into the wonderful." -The New York Times
"Hats off! … An innovative, risk-taking venture … one of the best productions of this theatrical season for audiences of any age … Hilariously ridiculous … hauntingly magical … The clowning will have you guffawing in spite of yourself, and the images of loneliness and loss are so palpable that they can't help but provoke goose bumps." -The Chicago Tribune
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