Going To A Place Where You Already Are
by Bekah Brunstetter

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Highlights

75 mins Present Day Role(s) for Senior Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Is there a heaven?

Joe says no; it’s all a bunch of hokum.

His wife, Roberta, has always claimed to agree.

But lately she’s beginning to wonder, especially when they find themselves in church a lot, having reached the age when funerals are more frequent than weddings.

Their granddaughter, Ellie, doesn’t have time in her own busy life to ponder the afterlife.

But when mortality confronts them, her grandmother’s claim to have gone to heaven and back doesn’t sound so crazy after all.

With thoughtful storytelling and quiet wit, Brunstetter looks at beginnings, endings – and an enigmatic angel.

Press Reviews

"Belief, mortality and the possibility of heaven. Playwright Bekah Brunstetter manages to treat these subjects seriously, drawing out their emotional resonance, while making them entertaining... A terrific new play."

— Los Angeles Times

Characters

Character
Joe

70, her husband

Ellie

30s, Joe’s granddaughter

Jonas

30s, a stand up in a wheelchair and the irony is not lost on him

An Angel

An ageless quality

Roberta

66

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Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573705526
ISBN-10 0573705526

Going To A Place Where You Already Are is a comedy play written by Bekah Brunstetter and published by Samuel French .

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Amateur Only
Fee: Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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