Antlia Pneumatica (TCG Edition)

Description

In Anne Washburn's disquieting new drama, a group of old friends -- most of whom have widely lost touch -- are reunited for the funeral of one their own. Washburn's expertise in blurring the lines between the real and surreal compounds the unease as the friends scour their memories of the past and cope with stark reminders of their own mortality.

Anne Washburn's plays include Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play; Shipwreck; The Internationalist; The Communist Dracula Pageant; I Have Loved Strangers; The Ladies; 10 Out of 12; The Small; an adaptation of The Twilight Zone for the stage; and a trans-adaptation of Euripides' Orestes. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a NYFA Fellowship, and a Time Warner Fellowship. She is an affiliated artist with The Civilians, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, and is an alumna of New Dramatists and 13P.

"Anne Washburn provides a realistic, disarming ghost tale, invigorated with ruminations about time and space...Antlia Pneumatica is a tender examination of everyday concerns, including lapsed friendships, regrets, parenting and death, with dark humor and some supernatural undertones." --Jennifer Farrar "Associated Press" "Washburn has established herself as one of the most formally innovative playwrights working today." --Alexis Soloski "Guardian" "Washburn is not your ordinary playwright...The dialogue is often glib, funny and heartfelt, making Antlia a sheer joy...Washburn's witty, surprising language makes you laugh in self-recognition, then gasp at a turn into poetic intensity. I think everyone should see Anne Washburn's plays." --David Cote "Time Out New York"