Freak Storm
Description
On a rainy night in Los Angeles, a young couple get an abrupt visit from two old friends. But they’re not stopping by for pleasure but to warn them that someone, or something, from their past is coming for them all …
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 95 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Contemporary Costumes
Press Quotes
“David Lynch, Amy Tan and The Man Show collide in FREAK STORM … Matt Pelfrey’s new one-act about the inscrutability of those we love juggles macabre comedy, relationship drama and political incorrectness … Pelfrey is undeniably talented, demonstrating a flair for bilious ribaldry.” David C Nichols, Los Angeles Times “In the skilled hands of playwright Pelfrey, this is a classic, dramatic moral dilemma that goes … right to the guts … with primal force and power … Add FREAK STORM to the list of fine works by Pelfrey.” —Backstage West
“… unsettling exploration of the human psyche … this gripping morality play.” —Martin Hernandez, L A Weekly
“The climactic scene with a garbage disposal is so shocking that some avert their eyes, others turn away, but all are riveted to the seats, wondering how it will resolve. You’ll have to see the play to know what went down the disposal — prepare to be shocked! … FREAK STORM is really freaky …” —Entertainment Today
“This domestic disturbance reveals very scary stuff about the world of men … This unsettling drama which benefits from … a lot of dark comic material from Pelfrey’s bag of tricks.” —K C R W (radio)
Author
Matt PelfreyMatt Pelfrey is a theatre, film and television writer. His plays have been produced around the country and overseas and include COCKROACH NATION, TERMINUS AMERICANA, AN IMPENDING RUPTURE OF THE BELLY, PURE SHOCK VALUE, FREAK STORM and recently the stage adaption of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. Los Angeles Theatre Works produced an audio version of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, which aired nationally on National Public Radio. A live version of the LATW production toured the U.S. and played over twenty venues. His plays are available from Broadway Play Publishing, Original Works Publishing, and Samuel French. He is the winner of the Actor's Theater of Louisville’s Heideman Award, a Backstage Garland Award for playwriting, and was nominated for an LA WEEKLY playwriting award and a Los Angeles Ovation award. He worked as a staff writer on the MTV drama SKINS. His screenplay SURVIVALISM was included on the 2011 Blood List. He received his BA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State and his Master in Fine Arts in Playwriting from UCLA. He teaches undergraduate playwriting at UCLA.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 10/1/2008 |
| Pages | 76 |
| ISBN | 9780881453898 |
Special Notes
Originally co-produced by Lodestone and Victory Theaters in Los Angeles
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com