Matt Hoverman / Writer
THRILLSVILLE
2015 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference semifinalist!
Patricia is 40, outspoken and developmentally disabled. When her wealthy parents pass away without leaving anything for her ongoing care, her estranged brother Chip moves her into a Medicaid residence. She does not go gently into that group home. A comedy for anyone who loves an impossible sibling.
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On November 19th, 2015, THRILLSVILLE received an all-star gala benefit reading at the George Street Playhouse, directed by Michael Mastro starring EDIE FALCO (The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie), RICHARD KIND (Spin City, Mad About You), ADRIANE LENOX (Tony Award Winner for Doubt), GRANT SHAUD (Murphy Brown), CINDY CHEUNG (Lady In the Water) and BRUCE FAULK (Law & Order).
THRILLSVILLE also received a Memberfest reading at NYC's Ensemble Studio Theatre (directed by Matthew Penn) and was developed at Naked Angels Tuesdays@9 in NYC and Los Angeles.
The play was a semi-finalist for the 2015 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.
EDIE FALCO, RICHARD KIND, GRANT SHAUD, ADRIANE LENOX, CINDY CHEUNG & BRUCE FAULK in Celebrity Reading of THRILLSVILLE at the George Street Playhouse