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    Dream of Perfect Sleep

    By Kevin Kautzman

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    Dream of Perfect Sleep is the story of an aging couple, Mary and Gene, and their adult children – recovering-addict Robert and new-ager Melissa. Mary suffers from severe vertigo and just wants to watch her TV show. Gene’s busy organizing a very special holiday dinner, but party planning isn’t exactly his strong suit. When the estranged kids come home for the holidays, Gene reveals some unexpected news that threatens to destroy the family’s already strained bonds…


    A funny, heartwarming and powerful story of hope and loss in the face of dementia and terminal illness as an elderly couple plan their last days on Earth.


    Winner of both the Kernodle New Play and Southwestern Playwriting Awards, Dream of Perfect Sleep receives its world premiere at the Finborough Theatre. It was originally conceived at the University of Texas at Austin with the support of a fellowship from the Michener Center for Writers. It has received developmental workshops and readings around the United States including a workshop with Page 73 in New York City and with American Actors UK at the Tristan bates Theatre, London.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOberon Books
    Release dateJun 25, 2014
    ISBN9781783196647
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    Dream of Perfect Sleep
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    Kevin Kautzman

    Kevin Kautzman is originally from North Dakota, an alumnus of the University of Minnesota, and holds an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin. His full-length plays include Coyote (Nouveau 47, Dallas), If You Start A Fire [Be Prepared To Burn] (Mondays Dark, New York), Iris (Red Eye, Minneapolis), Wolf Cry Wolf (The New Theatre Project, Ypsilanti), Then Waves (The Players Guild Theatre, Canton) and Vasilisa Most Lovely. His short plays include Clifton Mill (Nouveau 47), Rosemary (History Theatre), and most recently $<0RP!0. For Dream of Perfect Sleep he was awarded the Southwest Playwriting and Kernodle New Play awards. Further honours include the Jerome and Michener fellowships, the Tennessee Williams and Kenyon Institute scholarships, and the International Student Playscript Competition and Repertory Theatre Iowa’s Alpha Project awards. He has received commissions from History Theatre and Red Eye, and his work has been performed and developed around the US.

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