Father Dreams
by Mary Gallagher
Synopsis
THE STORY: Described by the author as the waking and sleeping dreams of Paul Hogan, the son, on a Sunday afternoon, the play is comprised of flashbacks and fantasies that illuminate the steady disintegration of a family dogged by the father's gro
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"A wrenching, funny study of a family falling apart which, in its original production, heralded the arrival of a highly imaginative and brilliantly perceptive writer. “…Miss Gallagher has a genuine talent for conjuring life into theater…this is a dramatist with virtuosity as well as potential.” —The New York Times. “…hard-edged, funny, and moving."
— Village Voice
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Father Dreams is a American comedy play written by Mary Gallagher and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2001).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2001 · 72 pp
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