The Bloomingdale Road

20 MINUTE PLAY
Over Thanksgiving, a gentleman farmer has a talk with his children about the family legacy, but it takes an unexpected turn. A love letter to real estate, urban growth and those who follow such things.
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The Bloomingdale Road

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  • Alice Josephs:
    23 Jun. 2021
    A nineteenth century farmer patriarch with a medical diagnosis weighs up his legacy; an embittered, dissolute Civil War veteran son is out for a fast buck; the impecunious married daughter, frustrated by lack of property rights, sees potential in New York unpaved land. But cleverly and still relevantly, this has a double real estate perspective with what Bloomingdale Road was to become while immediate concerns keep it as a characterful family drama with scope for actors. Either simply staged or with leeway for designer, director and technical crew to experiment, this is both an entertainment and resonant piece.

Production History

  • Community Theater
    ,
    The Workshop Theater Company
    ,
    2013
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Vital Theater Company
    ,
    2006