Tornado, 1973

Upon their father's death, Matthew and Liza meet to pack up their childhood home in a brooding trailer park. Revisiting turns to reliving, as the memories of their mother's almost-murder permeate the landscape. 1974 and 1999 become inseparable, just as the stories between neighboring households. Exploring the nature of generational trauma, the play fascinates itself with how we use humor to distance...
Upon their father's death, Matthew and Liza meet to pack up their childhood home in a brooding trailer park. Revisiting turns to reliving, as the memories of their mother's almost-murder permeate the landscape. 1974 and 1999 become inseparable, just as the stories between neighboring households. Exploring the nature of generational trauma, the play fascinates itself with how we use humor to distance ourselves from the difficult and how the difficult deeply sews itself into the fabrics of our private and familial upbringings.
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Tornado, 1973

Character Information

  • Matthew
    8 and 33
  • Louisa
    28
  • Liza
    15 and 40
  • Frank
    45
  • Annie
    35
  • Annette
    32 and 57