Feast of Epiphany, The

Full-Lengths

By: Bryan Starchman
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, optional extras (With doubling 3 M, 5 F)
Performance Time: Approximately 100 minutes, 96 pgs.

COMEDY. Colin McKinney, a successful romance novelist, wants to keep his profession a secret from his ultra-Catholic parents, especially his overbearing, neurotic mother. Colin writes under the pseudonym, Amber Waves, and tells his fans that he is a housewife. Colin also wants to prevent his parents from finding out that his fiancée, Jen, is really a Baptist. With his parents halfway across the country, Colin thinks his secrets are safe until his parents and sister decide to visit him to celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. To ready himself for their visit, Colin hides his romance novels and creates games like “Who Wants to be Canonized,” “The Our Father Sing-a-long,” and the “Patron Saints Board Game” to help Jen learn enough about Catholicism to pass as a Catholic. This outrageously entertaining comedy offers a blizzard of one-liners and outlandish situations.

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Bryan Starchman is a playwright, actor, and teacher. He grew up in Mariposa, CA, where he teaches American literature and theatre at Mariposa County High School. Mr. Starchman graduated from UCLA with a BA in American literature and culture and an emphasis in dramatic writing.