DaddyO isdying, and before he goes, he wants to help his stepson get over his problems. He invites Gary over for tea – but this is not your ordinary Earl Grey. It’s Ayahuasca, a powerful hallucinogenic favored by the indigenous peoples of South America. Under the guidance of DaddyO and Antonio the “Angel of Death,†Gary is brought to understand the pulse and power of organic life on earth in a lyrically comic return to themes explored in Mednick’s earlier “Coyote Cycle.”
Gary’s trip takes him to the mountains and forests of South America, and the flutes and drums of the Andes complement the musicality of Mednick’s language.
“The Gary Plays is one of the most engaging and ambitious local theater events of the past few seasons… Mednick’s Garyis a sort of L.A. Leopold Bloom.” – 89.9 FM KCRW
The play runs April 1-May 22 at the Electric Lodge, 300 1416
Electric Avenue, Venice CA 90291; $25; 323-960-7724 or see www.plays411.com/DaddyO.
