Black Flamingos
by Julius Galacki
Runtime: 65 - 75 mins
Cast: 1 female, 2 males
Synopsis:
The play is a darkly humorous, poetic drama that goes on a metaphysical journey in which one heroine drives her car headlong into the mouth of a laughing god, but simultaneously also travels from fury to forgiveness.
Each act has 3 characters that must be played by the same set of 3 actors. This is important for the themes of the play as it slowly becomes clear that the two main characters are doppelgangers.
At the end, the stories from both acts as well as the
doppelganger characters integrate into a new wholeness – where love is once
again possible.
Notes: The play was originally written at the Yale School of Drama and served as my thesis project. A reading in the Yale Rep was directed by Evan Yionoulis. The cast included Kevin Geer and Oscar nominated actress Amy Ryan. Subsequently, it has received developmental readings here in Los Angeles, most recently at A.N.M.T. in N. Hollywood, CA as part of the Dramatists Guild's Friday Night Footlights West series.