GULF VIEW DRIVE

by Arlene Hutton

Ten years into their marriage, May and Raleigh live in an island community off the gulf coast of Florida. Their dream house shrinks as relatives descend, further testing the couple’s love in this romantic, humorous, and insightful glimpse of life in the 1950s. The third play in THE NIBROC TRILOGY. Published by Dramatists Play Service.

Ten years into their marriage, May and Raleigh live in an island community off the gulf coast of Florida. Their dream house shrinks as relatives descend, further testing the couple’s love in this romantic, humorous, and insightful glimpse of life in the 1950s. The third play in THE NIBROC TRILOGY. Published by Dramatists Play Service.

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GULF VIEW DRIVE

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  • Cheryl Bear: GULF VIEW DRIVE by Arlene Hutton
    “

    A brilliant capture of a marriage when the complexities of a family really test them. Funny and well done!

    A brilliant capture of a marriage when the complexities of a family really test them. Funny and well done!

    ”
  • Christine Foster: GULF VIEW DRIVE by Arlene Hutton
    “

    May, Raleigh and their eccentric family are like a pot left on a back burner, sometimes stirred, sometimes tended - but always about to boil over. The dialogue and characterizations are flawless, intensely real, and humorous enough to make you like them all while still wanting to wring their necks. The boiling over, when it comes, is deftly plotted and satisfying. (Now I need to read to read the first two in this insightful and entertaining trilogy)

    May, Raleigh and their eccentric family are like a pot left on a back burner, sometimes stirred, sometimes tended - but always about to boil over. The dialogue and characterizations are flawless, intensely real, and humorous enough to make you like them all while still wanting to wring their necks. The boiling over, when it comes, is deftly plotted and satisfying. (Now I need to read to read the first two in this insightful and entertaining trilogy)

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, New Harmony Project, 2006
  • Reading, New Harmony Project, 2005
  • Reading, New Dramatists, 2005

Production History

  • Professional, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura, CA, 2017
  • Professional, Chester Theatre, 2010
  • Professional, B Street Theatre, 2009
  • Professional, Echo Theatre, 2009
  • Professional, 78th Street Theatre Lab, 2007
  • Professional, Actors' Coop, LA, 2006

Awards

  • Best Production (Large Theatre) at Rubicon Theatre
    Ovation Awards
    Winner
    2018
  • Playwrighting For An Original Play (nominated)
    Ovation Awards
    2007