Freedomland
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SKU: HU.9780822217190
Play, Plays. Softcover Book. Hal Leonard Australia #9780822217190. Published by Hal Leonard Australia (HU.9780822217190).ISBN D0822217198. 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.1 inches.
THE STORY: Ages ago, Noah and his wife took their kids to the amusement park "Freedomland." After that trip, Noah's wife ran off and left him to raise the family. Now a retired professor of religion, Noah has married Claude, a sex therapist, and lives a secluded life in the family farmhouse. Breaking this seclusion are Noah's two daughters and son who return home for an impromptu reunion. Polly, an eternally lost Greek-studies major, is the first to arrive. In pursuit is her ferocious sister Sigrid, a painter of clowns, with a befuddled magazine interviewer in tow. Soon after, their brother, Seth, a survivalist, arrives with a backwoods pregnant girlfriend. An overdue showdown between Seth and his father sets off fireworks that illuminate the neurosis, rage and anxiety of one family - and of America at the turn of the millennium.
"FREEDOMLAND's more obvious links are to Buried Child and Bosoms and Neglect. Freed, like Guare, is an inspired wordsmith with a gift for surreal touches in situations grounded in familiar and real territory." - CurtainUp.