

California Odyssey
Jack Frakes
A family road trip takes an unexpected turn when, in the dark of night, on the plains of eastern Oregon, reality splits.
"Not only does [California] take place entirely in a car, it also ponders the possibility of a multiverse folding into coexisting realities."
— The New York Times
"Trish Harnetiaux’s spooky comedy about fractured time, memory and family blends melancholy with heart… While the play moves through time and space in unusual ways, Harnetiaux’s foundation is emotional honesty. What is real are these characters and their relationships."
— Exeunt NYC
"California is like a maddening Google Map offering confusing routes from starting point A to destination infinity."
— The New York Times
"As with the best of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks, California is just a whisp of a show (only an hour long) but under its light-hearted, mysterious, oddball surface, there are some thoughtful questions and a deeper meaning to mull over after the show ends."
— Exeunt NYC
"A brilliant exploration of deep familial bonds and how the strange and ever-present threat of mortality, once glimpsed, changes…everything. A triumph!"
— Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States
| Character |
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| Dad 40s or 50s or not |
| Rob 16 or not |
| Tucker 14 or not |
| Lizzie 13 or not |
| Mom 40s or 50s or not |
California is a comedy play written by Trish Harnetiaux and published by Samuel French .
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