Plays: APRON STRINGS. Michael McKeever Playwright, Buhnenautor, Dramatiker, South Florida Theatre

Michael McKeever Buhnenautor, Dramatiker

		Comedy/Drama - 2m, 3w - various locations
		synopsis	Discarding the tired, old warn-out cliches of motherhood and creating a few new ones, Michael McKeever takes on mothers and children in this collection of six short plays. From the tilting deck of a sinking Titanic, to the kitschy kitchen of a mother coming to terms with her daughter's duel sexuality, to the quiet solemnity of a church confessional, six different vignettes take the audience on a wickedly funny, often moving journey back home to Mom. With humor, pathos and an extra large helping of love, McKeever takes a long look at the ever changing complexity of motherhood and wraps it up nicely in Apron Strings. Perfect for anyone who's ever had a mother.
		characters	Five actors play seventeen different roles
		production history	Key West Theatre Festival, Key West, FL - Jul. 28 - Jun. 8, 2001 (dir. Barry Steinman) Hypothetically Speaking Shorts Festival, New York, NY - May 2002 (dir. Julie Kleinberg) Hollywood Playhouse, Hollywood, FL - May 2003 (dir. Kim St. Leon) Grenzlandtheatre, Aachen, Germany - May 2008 (under the German title: Nabelschnüre) (dir: Manfred Langner) Theater an der Luegallee, Düsseldorf, Germany, Mar. 2010 Theater Matte, Bern, Switzerland - Dec. 2011 - Jan. 2012 (under the German title: Nabelschnüre) Mainzer Kammerspiele, Mainz, Germany - Apr - May 2012 (under the German title: Nabelschnüre)
		reviews	"From silly to solemn, McKeever writes it all so well." - Christine Dolen, Miami Herald "An ideal theatrical brunch. It's a full course of guilt, parody, angst, regret and wistfulness." - Jack Zink , Sun-Sentinel "When (McKeever) goes for laughs, he finds them in a big way. His sense of humor is both caustic and rapier-like." - Paul Gallotta, City Link
		awards/ honors	2001 Key West Theatre Festival Finalist
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