THE VARIANTS
by Randall Huskinson
Everyone in this family loves each other.
That’s the problem.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Saturday, July 25 - 12 pm
Sunday, July 26 - 1:30 pm & 6 pm
Thursday, July 30 - 9 pm
Saturday, August 1 - 6 pm
Sunday, August 2 - 1:30 pm
LOCATION
ALLIANCE THEATRE - MAIN HALL
Trolley Square
602 E 500 S, Suite #101
Salt Lake City, UT
Part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival
A contemporary family comedy
by Randall Huskinson
During weekly video chats, a mother and her three adult children hold themselves together the only way they know how: routine, humor, and just enough denial to keep things moving.
But when their long-delayed reunion is finally within reach, one son refuses to play by the rules, setting off a chain reaction that pulls every fault line to the surface.
Can this very messy family pull themselves…and each other…together? Should they?
NOTE: This show contains strong adult themes and language.
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Family
DIANE
Palm Springs glamour.
Lucious lips.
Control issues.
Wine.
Played by
Annette Wright
“The only people I want a ‘piece’ of are my children.”
REGGIE
San Francisco urban-
gay-elite.
Held together with jokes.
And pharmaceuticals.
Played by
Kirt Bateman
“Nobody controls Reggie Pierce!”
BLAIR
Disneyland hotel owner.
Conspiracy rabbit holes.
Needs Sexaholics
Anonymous. Badly.
Played by
Allen Smith
“Sometimes I don’t think you really know who I am.”
JULIE
Nuclear scientist.
Idaho realist.
Last surviving
adult in the room.
Played by
Eva TerraNova
“Enough. I know how evidence works.”
a CURIOUS MODERN PLAYS production
in association with MEANWHILE PARK
directed by TERESA SANDERSON
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