Symbolic Gestures

Read the Play || Development History Below

“Sometimes you have to rub a country’s nostalgia in their face so they can realize it’s rotten.”

Characters

RONALD, 30’s, a woman dressed up as Ronald McDonald
HAMBURGLER, 30’s, a man dressed up as Hamburgler, RONALD’s husband
GRIMACE, 20’s, a woman dressed up as an emaciated Grimace.

Synopsis

Three activists dressed as McDonald characters plot a bold move to increase awareness of a Living Wage campaign, when more intimate longings and disappointments come crashing in.

Development History

Read at Flux Theatre Ensemble 10/3/10, featuring Kelly O’Donnell, Anthony Wills Jr. and Gretchen Poulos

Upcoming staged reading at Bailout Theatre, NYC

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