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“An astonishing new play by Madeleine George that whirls ancient myth, lesbian pulp, ecological thriller and The Real Housewives of Monmouth County into a perfect storm of timely tragicomedy.” – Jesse Green, The New York Times “Hurricane Diane is fantastic, heartbreaking. Full of keen observation and profound human affection, the play ...
Oct 1, 2019 · MADELEINE GEORGE is a playwright and screenwriter whose plays include HURRICANE DIANE (Obie Award), THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE (Pulitzer Prize finalist), SEVEN HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND, PRECIOUS LITTLE, and THE ZERO HOUR, all published by Concord Theatricals.
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Oct 1, 2019 · March 8, 2024. Madeline George’s ‘Hurricane Diane’ is a retelling of Euripides’ ‘The Bacchae’ where Dionysus, disappointed by the ecological ruin of the world and monumental decline in worship, returns to earth posing as the butch lesbian gardener Diane vowing to rebuild their Bacchae and prevent the worlds ecological ruin.
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Feb 24, 2019 · That, at any rate, is the setup for “Hurricane Diane,” an astonishing new play by Madeleine George that whirls ancient myth, lesbian pulp, ecological thriller and The Real Housewives of ...
Madeleine George / Playwright MADELEINE GEORGE’s plays include Hurricane Diane , The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence (Pulitzer Prize finalist, Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award), Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England (Susan Smith Blackburn finalist), Precious Little and The Zero Hour (Jane Chambers Award, Lambda Literary ...
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Jun 23, 2023 · Like any good piece of theater, this one leaves you not with sermons or answers but rather buffeting big questions. “Hurricane Diane”: Eco-comedy by Madeleine George. Directed by Jennifer King. Through July 16. $20-$75. Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. One hour, 35 minutes. 510-843-4822. auroratheatre.org.
May 7, 2024 · George is not the first playwright to put Dionysus into the society of the day. That credit goes to Euripides, and his tragedy The Bacchae, which premiered in 405 BCE, after the playwright’s death. But Hurricane Diane is not a 21st-century remake of The Bacchae. In Euripides, Dionysus comes to Thebes, the home of his human mother, to wreak ...
