Fun Home
- Full Length Musical, Drama, Adaptations (Literature), Biography, New Millennium / 21st Century, Present Day, Contemporary, 1970s
- 4M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573704574
Adapted from Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Description
- Full Length Musical
- Drama, Adaptations (Literature), Biography
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: New Millennium / 21st Century, Present Day, Contemporary, 1970s
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
- Set Requirements: The Bechdel family's home; the Bechdel's family-owned funeral home; and Oberlin College
- Cautions: Intense Adult Themes, Strong Language
- Orchestra Size: Small/Combo, Medium
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Winner! Tony Awards, Finalist! The Pulitzer Price for Drama
Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires.
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
REVIEWS:
"A rare beauty, extraordinary and heart-gripping."
The New York Times
"The best musical of the season."
New York Magazine
"Few shows are as moving, relatable, and funny."
Associated Press
"The Best Broadway Musical in years, with the finest score in a decade."
Huffington Post
"Exquisite. An emotional powerhouse."
Chicago Tribune
FIVE STARS. "Fun Home has enormous intelligence and sensitivity. It's not your ordinary Broadway musical, because it is extraordinary."
Time Out New York
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Flexible casting, Non-Traditional casting, Features Children, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children
- Casting Notes: 2m, 4f, 2boy(s), 1girl(s)
- Chorus Size: No Chorus
MEDIUM ALISON - 19 years old, a college freshman
SMALL ALISON - around 9 years old
BRUCE BECHDEL - Alison's father
HELEN BECHDEL - Alison's mother
CHRISTIAN BECHDEL - Alison's brother, around 10 years old
JOHN BECHDEL - Alison's brother, around 6 years old
ROY - a young man Bruce hires to do yard work
MARK - a high school junior
JOAN - a college student
PETE - a mourner
Bobby Jeremy and the Susan Deys, imaginary television characters
Available Material
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Libretto
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1 x Libretto |
$24.95 |
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Perusal Material
Shipped immediately. This is optional.
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1 x Piano-Conductor Score |
$24.00 |
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Pre-Production Pack
Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.
1 x Piano-Conductor's Score |
$75.00 |
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Rehearsal Material
Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.
10 x Piano-Conductor (rehearsal & performance) |
$450.00 +$135.00/pm |
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Orchestral Material
Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.
1 x Reed - Flute, Clarinet, English Horn, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Sax |
$350.00 +$135.00/pm |
