California
California
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Members say
Great writing, Great staging, Quirky, Creative staging of family road trip, Must see

Part of Summerworks 2022, Clubbed Thumb's twice-delayed 25th mini-season of new plays.

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Critic Reviews (2)

The New York Times
May 24th, 2022

"A road trip could be a bonding experience, or it could become a contemplation of existential boredom. 'California,' the playwright Trish Harnetiaux’s new show, bravely, if not entirely satisfyingly, ventures into this setup: Not only does it take place entirely in a car, it also ponders the possibility of a multiverse folding into coexisting realities."
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Exeunt Magazine
May 24th, 2022

"Trish Harnetiaux’s play 'California' looks at time, death, storytelling, aging, memory, and nostalgia in a playful, unexpected way. 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."
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