LINEAGE
by Anne Flanagan
Lineage challenges stereotypes as it confronts issues of race, adoption, religion, heredity and the often mistaken or disappointed expectations we have of one another. Jess and Greg want to adopt La Tonya’s baby. La Tonya wants to be a good Christian. La Tonya’s estranged son wants a second chance after his three strikes and Greg’s teen daughter wants everyone to leave her the fuck alone. After a drunken brawl, car accident, failed adoption and possible death, coupled with fantastical sequences involving luminaries such as Victor Frankl, Joan Crawford, L’il Abner and Jesus himself, Jess and the others begin to bury old wounds and redefine their concept of ‘family.’ With strong roles for women and POC, Lineage is a sharply insightful play that is both tender and surprisingly funny.
- Cast Size: 3M 4W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 Per perfmance
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About the Playwright
Anne Flanagan’s plays have been produced throughout the USA and internationally. She is the recipient of several writing awards and zero sports trophies. Publications include her comedy Artifice (Dramatic) as well as many short play and monologue anthologies. Anne has taught public school in New York’s South Bronx and LA’s South Central. She’s worked as a Private Investigator on the mean streets of Los Angeles (and the not so mean streets of Beverly Hills). She’s climbed Machu Picchu, used hot coffee as a weapon, spied on thieving bartenders, built a house alongside Jimmy Carter, got lost in Watts holding a giant pineapple, and never mastered the metric system. WEBSITE: http://anneflanagan.net
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