A Disappearance in Two Parts

by Cory Hinkle

A writer receives a postcard from his brother of an arcane map of the state of Oklahoma, which propels him on an investigation into a series of disappearances from history, including one in his own family. The writer explores forgotten histories, memory, and the difficulties of documenting the past.

Developed with the support of a Jerome Travel and Study Grant and the Core Member program and the McKnight...

A writer receives a postcard from his brother of an arcane map of the state of Oklahoma, which propels him on an investigation into a series of disappearances from history, including one in his own family. The writer explores forgotten histories, memory, and the difficulties of documenting the past.

Developed with the support of a Jerome Travel and Study Grant and the Core Member program and the McKnight Advancement Grant at the Playwrights' Center.

Staged Readings at Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, Luna Stage (West Orange, NJ) The Great Plains Theatre Conference (Omaha, NE), and a workshop at HERE Arts Center in New York.

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A Disappearance in Two Parts

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  • Tom Jacobson: A Disappearance in Two Parts by Cory Hinkle
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    I felt like this play had been written specifically for me. I’m very interested in the unusual and little-known history of Oklahoma, and the play illuminates that in a powerfully personal way. A novelist’s serious and profound struggle contextualizing his own past is offset by hilarious glimpses of the charitable foundation world. The strained father/son dynamic is painfully real. And it reads like the wind!

    I felt like this play had been written specifically for me. I’m very interested in the unusual and little-known history of Oklahoma, and the play illuminates that in a powerfully personal way. A novelist’s serious and profound struggle contextualizing his own past is offset by hilarious glimpses of the charitable foundation world. The strained father/son dynamic is painfully real. And it reads like the wind!

    ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: A Disappearance in Two Parts by Cory Hinkle
    “

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Corey Hinkle and their play A Disappearance in Two Parts as a finalist for our 2012 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Corey Hinkle and their play A Disappearance in Two Parts as a finalist for our 2012 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Bootleg Theatre, 2015
  • Workshop, HERE Arts Center, 2013
  • Reading, Great Plains Theatre Conference, 2013