Synopsis
An Imaginary Life
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
6 Male 1 Female
He retreats to his typewriter, weaving fantastic tales while searching for a fictional way out of his very real problems. While we watch the tales unfold, are we seeing Matt's reality or his fantasies?
Matt's tales become a play-within-a-play that is both dizzying and breathtaking. At a time when illness and premature death permeate our society, the play's positive philosophy of living life to the fullest is enormously uplifting
Caught between reality and fantasy, Parnell's characters are both real, vibrant people, and at the same time, characters in a play of one of those people. When they are on stage - or not - they mirror the roles we all play
"Parnell has mixed fantasy and reality He's a whiz at up- to-the-minute jokes" ~ NY Newsday
"Peter Parnell is a remarkably clever playwright" ~ NY Post