The Family Claxon

by Eric Coble

Andrew Claxon is throwing a party for Grandad Claxon’s 150th birthday as a last-ditch effort to finally get the higher-ups at his company to notice him. His plan might just work since Grandad IS the corporation's founding father. If only Andrew’s wife can successfully navigate re-re-applying for her own job, and their daughter will stop mystery-blogging, while neighbors desperately flood into their home because...

Andrew Claxon is throwing a party for Grandad Claxon’s 150th birthday as a last-ditch effort to finally get the higher-ups at his company to notice him. His plan might just work since Grandad IS the corporation's founding father. If only Andrew’s wife can successfully navigate re-re-applying for her own job, and their daughter will stop mystery-blogging, while neighbors desperately flood into their home because of nearby rampages and plumbing explosions. And did we mention the Guatemalan Flu that makes house pets spontaneously combust?
THE FAMILY CLAXON is an insane romp into the absurdity of life in our communally duct-taped home.

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The Family Claxon

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Family Claxon by Eric Coble
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    A ridiculously funny portrait of a family striving against every obstacle to make it up the corporate ladder. Fantastic!

    A ridiculously funny portrait of a family striving against every obstacle to make it up the corporate ladder. Fantastic!

    ”
  • David Hansen: The Family Claxon by Eric Coble
    “

    Relentlessly funny, delightfully grotesque, and an extremely timely allegory for 21st century America, this fast-paced disaster play pits one quintessentially fatuous modern family against the forces of entropy which currently envelop our society. And there's cake!

    Relentlessly funny, delightfully grotesque, and an extremely timely allegory for 21st century America, this fast-paced disaster play pits one quintessentially fatuous modern family against the forces of entropy which currently envelop our society. And there's cake!

    ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Family Claxon by Eric Coble
    “

    A very funny - hilarious - romp through the American Suburbs and the people who live there including some wonderfully drawn characters with great lines and great business that will be tons of fun onstage!

    A very funny - hilarious - romp through the American Suburbs and the people who live there including some wonderfully drawn characters with great lines and great business that will be tons of fun onstage!

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Cleveland Play House, 2106

Production History

  • Professional, Cleveland Public Theatre, 2017